Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site intelca.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!intelca!kds From: kds@intelca.UUCP (Ken Shoemaker) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: XT vs PC + Hard Disk Add-on Message-ID: <378@intelca.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Aug-84 19:36:17 EDT Article-I.D.: intelca.378 Posted: Sat Aug 18 19:36:17 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Aug-84 14:13:45 EDT References: <12491@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. Lines: 15 >simple. First, some basic differences between the PC and XT (besides) >price: the XT has 8 expansion slots to the PCs 5, the XT has a >socket on the motherboard for the 8087 math co-processor chip (the PC >I believe, does not) and the XTs power supply is more *power*ful than Actually, no, both the PC and XT have the socket for the 8087. In addition, I see no reason why a disk controller would require plugging in a ROM into the PC, it could just as easily put the ROM on the controller board.....Supposedly, there is code in MSDOS to check certain locations for the existance of ROM-based controller firmware. -- Ken Shoemaker, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. {pur-ee,hplabs,amd,scgvaxd,dual,idi,omsvax}!intelca!kds ---the above views are personal. They may not represent those of Intel.