From: probreak@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon) Subject: Re: 486SXs as Unix Iron? Date: 1 Nov 1992 12:30:00 -0600
pjh@mccc.edu (Pete Holsberg) writes:
>In article <id.BTJU.6P@ferranti.com> peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes:
>=A 486SX is a better choice than any 386DX I know of.
>=
>=Objectively, the 486SX is an OK chip, and the marketing
>=bullshit can be avoided by careful motherboard choices.
>What makes it a better choice and "an OK chip"?
It is a better choice if you can't afford a full blown 486DX motherboard.
With the on board cache and memory management stuff, the 486SX 25 computes
quicker than a 386DX 33.
It is an OK chip, because if you shop around for the proper motherboard,
you can get one that allows you to upgrade to a DX by just changing chips
and a jumper.
James