[vcf-midatlantic] What's this part called?

Evan Koblentz evan at snarc.net
Mon Jun 13 18:29:39 EDT 2016


Ps. The computer works fine. It boots into DOS from the hard drive. It doesn't know the time or date :) but then neither do I lots of times!


On Jun 13, 2016, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>>> No, that's a 16-bit version for the Model 30 286. Unless you're
>working on a Model 30 286 it won't work at all. Beware, there are two
>risers for the Model 30 -- one with ISA slots, and one with just a RTC
>battery and no slots.
>
>Hmmm.
>
>I don’t see a place for a second riser on the motherboard.
>
>Also the CPU says 8086 on it, not 80286.
>
>Could this be an earlier board in a Model 30 case? What's going on
>here??



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