First post, by precaud
For the last 38 years I've been collecting (i.e. not getting rid of after an upgrade) computer gear. I've been fortunate to have some indoor storage space to stuff it into. But that's gonna change. I need to pare it down.
I have three "pre-Pentium", "pre-PCI" PC boards/systems that I need to choose one of. I figger, nostalgia aside, I don't need three early DOS systems. The choices:
: An XT clone with 8MHz 8088, 8087, 640k. Decent selection of 8-bit IO cards for it (except HDD). Pretty basic stuff.
: An AT clone with 80286-12, 80287, NEAT chipset, 4MB ram. Many more IO cards to choose from.
: An Everex Step/25. 80386-25, 80387, ???MB ram (can't remember, but plenty). Ditto on the cards.
My past use of these machines was mostly for engineering, general business software, etc. I'm not into games.
My personal inclination is to keep the 386 and let the others go. I can always throttle it down if need be.
What's yours?