Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Bob-B From: Bob-B@cup.portal.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: '386 accelerator boards for PC/XTs Message-ID: <1905@cup.portal.com> Date: 11 Dec 87 03:18:00 GMT Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 11 XPortal-User-Id: 1.1001.2401 I have been reading favorable reviews of '386 accelerator boards for the PC/XT level machines. These are not inexpensive boards and they raise a question or two. Our PC/XTs are 8 bit bus machines. I assume that imposes a significant limitation. So what is the great benefit in spending a thousand dollars on one of these '386 boards, especially assuming one already has a '286 accelerator board installed? I imagine clock speed will increase with a '386 much like clock speed increased when I installed an Orchid 286, but being able to boast a higher Norton SI rating became passe rather quickly. So now there are the '386 boards for PC/XTs but I don't understand what 'performance' benefits I can expect to realize from such a board. Anyone care to shed some light?