voidstar78
Veteran Member
My 5150 is working fine for all the things I want to do with it.
So, while I have a V20 in hand, I'm debating on actually installing it.
I'd like to understand more about the period-context of the V20: how much did it cost, around 1985? Was it readily available, by mail order or what stores would have carried it? Was it really a "drop in replacement" (not even a chip puller needed?)? Was it something that home users typically acquired? Or was it more just niche users? (maybe software developers who want faster compile times, or Lotus number crunchers?)
I am starting to get into DESQView and multi-tasking options. But I'm content to just explore what the stock 4.77 8088 could do (e.g. I ran BEAST while playing a MOD audio in the background, that was neat). BEAST is great, it seems like most people don't know you can PULL the blocks, not just push them.
I know there was some Intel litigation related to the V20 - I wasn't sure if it was continued to be sold or made available during those trials?
I also came across an old article naming the V20 as equivalent to the "8088-2" (used in the Tandy 1000). Is that accurate?
And, it's an easy enough thing to undo? Just swap the 8088 back in? Just I kind of like the idea of a known-stable-original motherboard that's never had any chips pulled out of it.
Thanks!
So, while I have a V20 in hand, I'm debating on actually installing it.
I'd like to understand more about the period-context of the V20: how much did it cost, around 1985? Was it readily available, by mail order or what stores would have carried it? Was it really a "drop in replacement" (not even a chip puller needed?)? Was it something that home users typically acquired? Or was it more just niche users? (maybe software developers who want faster compile times, or Lotus number crunchers?)
I am starting to get into DESQView and multi-tasking options. But I'm content to just explore what the stock 4.77 8088 could do (e.g. I ran BEAST while playing a MOD audio in the background, that was neat). BEAST is great, it seems like most people don't know you can PULL the blocks, not just push them.
I know there was some Intel litigation related to the V20 - I wasn't sure if it was continued to be sold or made available during those trials?
I also came across an old article naming the V20 as equivalent to the "8088-2" (used in the Tandy 1000). Is that accurate?
And, it's an easy enough thing to undo? Just swap the 8088 back in? Just I kind of like the idea of a known-stable-original motherboard that's never had any chips pulled out of it.
Thanks!