From: kholland@hydra.unm.edu (Kiernan Holland)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.arch,comp.sys.intel
Subject: Best 486dx setup.
Date: 11 Jan 1993 09:58:08 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
NNTP-Posting-Host: hydra.unm.edu

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Here is a bunch of companies and 486dx setups that I 
looked at in computer shopper. It would be very very helpful
if someone here could give me comments about the companies
or computers I selected. Thanks much:
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PS- this was really a re-post of a letter I sent to my brother, 
	so it might sound somewhat sincere. hahahaha!
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Well I went half-ways through the January edition of Computer Shopper
for a 486-33 DX that matched my specs:
Intel 33mhz DX, 64K write-back CACHE (a computer engineer friend told 
me that there is no difference between this and 256KB in terms of 
speed), Local Bus IDE hard drive, S3 (at least 14 Winmarks) 24-bit 
VGA card, 14" .28mm monitor, 130 to 210 Meg HD, 230 Watt PS, 
1 year warrantee, 70 hour burn-in (where available), 4 megs of ram (or more)
with SIMM slots and 32 meg (or more) max expan. 
 
all systems with at least 8 slots of ISA. Two VLB slots (Vesa Local Bus). 
 
anyways, the computer companies I came up with are:
 
Occidental Systems : 33-486 (expandable to Pentinum) for $1995.

Keydata : 486-33 L-Bus Window Station (One free software pack) for 1995.

Data Storage : DataStor 486-33 Mhz (200 MB HD, 2 Year War) for 2095.

PC professional : 486DX-33 (fits all reqs, non-local-bus) for 1599.

ABS Tech : 486-DX50 (everything, on-site service extra doe) for 1770.

Comtrade : VLB Win-station 486-33 (Viper S3, satisfies all) for 1795.

EPS systems: VLB-486-33, (has all, with three year war) for 2045.

Leading Edge : 486-33 Minitower VLB, 1MB Video,
               sold under PCs Compleat warantees and guarantees, for 1329.

Kita: 486-33-VLB (2 VLB slots, 125 MBHD, 4MB RAM, 256 Cache, mouse?),1695.

Micro Data : 486-33 VLB, (HIcolor VGA, 1 Meg, 1 year War), 1799.

Fast Micro: 486DX-33, 128K cache (writeback!), 212Mb HD, 8 megs ram, 
            Two software packages, Dual cooling fans, 200 Watt PS, 
            everything! 1999 dollars (2000). 

Zenon : 486DX-33 , 213 MB IDE, 4 megs, Orchid Fahrenheit VA, 128K Cache,
        3 VLB slots, Video board has sound processing, 1 year on-site serv.
        2 year warantee, for 1995.

System Dynamic Group: 486DX-33, VLB, 4 megs ram, 64K cache, 24-bit color,
              125MB HD, lifetime support, 1 year warantee, 1695.

Edge Technology: 486DX-33 essentially same as Fast Micro's, but for 
			  200 bucks memory can be upgraded to 16 megs. 1999 dollars.
			  better upgrade deals.

American Modern Tech. : 486DX-50-VLB, all-fixins, good support/warantee,    
				72 hour burn-in, upgrade support, 1895 (33mhz is 
				1695). 

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Edge Technology, Fast Micro, Zenon, and American Modern Tech seem 
to be pretty good. Fast Micro was the only professional-looking 
computer outfit from these, even had GE service. 

So what do you think?


-Kiernan
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