Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site encore.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxj!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!wanginst!vaxine!encore!ptw From: ptw@encore.UUCP (P. Tucker Withington) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: PC Accelerator boards -- Info Wanted Message-ID: <176@encore.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 11:31:27 EST Article-I.D.: encore.176 Posted: Fri Mar 1 11:31:27 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 04:45:47 EST Reply-To: ptw@encore.UUCP (P. Tucker Withington) Distribution: net Organization: Encore Computer Corp., Wellesley Hills, MA Lines: 22 I'm interested in getting more out of my PC. I'm looking at the Orchid Turbo-186 and am wondering what my other alternatives are. If no-one has recently reviewed these, I'd be glad to accept mail and post a summary. Things I'm particularly interested in: How transparent is the board? I run DOS and Venix, and would like to accelerate both. How much bang for the buck? Clock rate vs. PC would be one metric. Comparison with AT would be another. Informal benchmarks, too. Speculation: With the AT out, shouldn't all the accelerator manufacturer's be making cards that will turn your PC into an AT? Anyone know of such a project? o.o --tucker ~