On 1999-03-02 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> Excuse me? I have 2 XTs and I can use both there cases for
>> any 386/486/Pentium that has an AT MB. I thought this was
>> a standard?
AT, yes....but the XT preceeded the AT. An XT board is a lot like an AT
board, but I have noticed that a few of the holes are off a little. I
haven't ever been able to fit an XT board into a more modern case to my
satisfaction because of this.
>>Now my Pentium is sitting in an ATX case for
>> Pentium Pro and P3. (P2 is a Pentium Pro MMX,
P3?? Didn't that just come out day Monday?? I have never heard of the P2
being a PPro MMX....not saying it's not true, though....just never heard it.
>People often confuse the XT with the PC. It is a common
>mistake which wouldn't be possible if they had both in
>front of them.
I did :-) I bought two XT's for $35, one crashed (permanetly) and I tried
swapping motherboards......then I realized, "Hey these things are
different!" That is when I found out about the PC and XT. Previously I
didn't know they were two different computers.
><g> The XT has 8 slots with standard
>spaceing. The PC has 5 which are spaced diffently and so
>cannot be used with anything other than the PC board. The
>PC, BTW, is the one with the relay and extra DIN connector
>for the cassette interface ... very cool.
I still have my $35/2 PC.....I am thinking about selling it, However. I
just saw one on Ebay for over $300, and it wasn't even perfect!!! It has
"smudged" characters on the keyboard, and no documentation, or software. It
did have the original boxes, but in poor shape. Mine has a few scratches,
but I have some of the original manuals and software. Additionlly the one
on Ebay looked like it might have an aftermarket video card, but I have 2
different originals (CGA and MDA). OH...and the $300+ was bid that
high....it wasn't just somebody with a dream and no bids!!
I could sell my "original" one and rebuild my "parts" IBM PC with a few
"period" aftermarket mods and still have a cool computer and be $300+
richer!!! Increddible!!!
Chad A. Fernandez
Battle Creek, MI
Net-Tamer V 1.11.2X - Test Drive
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