Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!ginosko!usc!rutgers!netnews.upenn.edu!eecae!cps3xx!usenet From: usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: 386 vs. 386SX ???? Message-ID: <4798@cps3xx.UUCP> Date: 1 Oct 89 01:54:58 GMT References: <1640021@hpspcoi.HP.COM> Organization: Engineering, Michigan State U., E. Lansing MI Lines: 16 From article <1640021@hpspcoi.HP.COM>, by dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low): >>Can anyone out there help me to decide if I should get a 386 or a 386SX? > > The 386SX is basically an attempt to redo the 286 correctly. The > SX makes sense only for people on a very tight budget or who have > a 286 and want to do a cheap upgrade as there are SX upgrade kits > for many 286 machines. IOW, get the real 386.' Personally, I consider the 386SX the perfect choice for a home system. Especially as 20MHz SX machines with a cache become available. I consider the 386DX in 20+MHz as a machine for at work. j |%|John Lawitzke, Dale Computer Corp., R&D |%|UUCP: uunet!frith!dale1!jhl Work |%| uunet!frith!dale1!ipecac!jhl Home Inquiring minds just wondering. |%|Internet: jhl@frith.egr.msu.edu