Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!cornell!rochester!rit!ritcv!iav1917 From: iav1917%ritcv@cs.rit.edu ((alan i. vymetalik)) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro Subject: TURBOW-286 Summary: Basically shameless advertising... Hey, it's getting deseparate Message-ID: <798@cs.rit.edu> Date: 7 Dec 88 04:18:47 GMT Sender: news@cs.rit.edu Reply-To: iav1917%ritcv@cs.rit.edu (alan i. vymetalik) Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Lines: 74 Rainbow folk: Well, as far as I can tell, Suitable Solutions has begun to ship their 80826/80287 accelerator card for the Rainbow 100B/+. Y I P P I E ! Y E H A W ! Sorry. It was a little hard to contain myself. The $595.00 board contains a 12Mhz 808286 running with a Norton SI rating of 8.3 with room for a 80287 chip (all info is from their latest mailing catalog). Well, if you want to keep your machine from becoming totally obsolete, here's your chance. I also have heard rumors that Windows 286 runs on the Rainbow with the Turbow-286 board. I can't wait. What I am curious about is if anyone has received the board and put it through its paces? I can't get a hold of one for a review nor do I have the free cash (or credit) at the moment. So, if anyone has one yet, "What do you think?" Anyway, if you're interested in upgrading the power on your system and you want to use the (now) expensive memory in your machine, the Turbow board fits piggy-back between the motherboard and the memory board (like the 8087 board does now). Of course, you loose the 8087 board... Oh well, such is life. From the picture it appears to be a well-thought-out board. There appears to be room for the 8087 on the Turbow board and you can switch between the two processors with a software switch. Very slick looking overall. However, does anyone know if it lives up to its claims. To anyone interested: SUITABLE SOLUTIONS 1700 Wyatt Drive, Suite 12 Santa Clara, CA, 95054 Phone: (408)-727-9090 FAX: (408)-727-0823 TELEX: 287174SUIT Part #: TURBOW 12Mhz accelerator board $595.00 (US) 80287C 8Mhz 80287 coprocessor chip $280.00 (US) Shipping $ 3.00 (US) (Both should fit in the box) International Shipping: $35.00 (US)/lb. Weight 2 lbs. In US: Shipped via UPS Ground (2 week delivery) Add $5.00 for 2-day air Add $2.00 for COD 3 percent discount if paying by check MC/VISA/Money Order/C.O.D. accepted Orders outside the US must be PREPAID by bank check drawn in US dollars on a US Bank or through VISA/MC. Payments by non- US bank check, add $20.00 (US) for processing. Enjoy, Alan USnail: uucp: Alan I. Vymetalik {allegro|seismo}!rochester!ritcv!iav1917 Prism Software Designs BITNET: 8 Barn Swallow Lane aiv1917@ritvaxb Rochester, New York Flames: 14624-4650, 716-889-2904 {pyramid}!etnad!lleh!sedah!aiv1917 Standard Disclaimer: The above statements and opinions are the exclusive property of and belong solely to the author. Any resemblance to actual statements found in reality is simply pure coincidence. And, as always, the above opinions and suggestions have absolutely nothing to do with the little, fat man putting crisp, $100 bills in my pocket.