Brenton, at 16:40 on Thu, Apr 06 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley ...

BG> Just like IBM says that OS/2 is usable in 4Mb?  Unless VLB technology
BG> has made a recent quantum leap, 50MHz/0WS is not at all reliable IMO.

BV> Wanna make a bet ?

We'll see.

BV> Patricia's machine is a VLB 80486DX-50 with a caching VLB-IDE controller
BV> and a VLB video card.

Seems that filthy plutocracy must be contageous then.  |-)

BV> It runs flat-strap at 50Mhz with 0 wait states and it has done so 
BV> flawlessly for about 1.5-2 years. You do have to hand select the boards, 
BV> but you can do it and still have reliability.

No, perhaps YOU can do it, but the average person just doesn't have the
time or resources (nor indeed even the inclination) to keep running back
and forth to his dealer until he finds VLB cards which will run happily at
50MHz.

Sure, there are indeed some VLB cards which don't mind that speed, but the
bottom line is that most still don't, and you may even end up having to use
brands or chipsets that you normally would rather not.

Regards, Bill
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