First post, by TimWolf
Acquiring a PC Chips M321 v2.7.
https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/I/I … -321-VER-2.html
Thinking of going with a 486DLC with 1kb L1 cache. Sorry in advance for my semi-noob questions. Do those have the co-processor or would I want to pair that up with one? What would be the best readily available? It has the cache sockets and jumpers for expanding to 256kb. Already has 128kb on the board. What is the empty socket below the cache? Would I need to populate that? On to the ram. This board can take 32MB. What is my best bang for the buck there? Will I need to use the 4mb or can I use 2x16mb? Parity / Non-parity, 60ns anything a no-no on this? Already have a Tseng ET4000 to put in, and a few different sound blaster / adlib DYI kit that we built out (father and son) as well as a genuine MT32 external unit picked up recently at a used book store for $32! We are going to be changing out a slower 386-40SX (surface mounted) motherboard that had been giving us trouble with the ISA slots. Kind of like having the slowest and fastest of a generation. We are still working on our 386-16 and 286-25.
Thanks in advance for any input!