Why replace an old PC or PS/2 with an expensive new one when a few simple upgrades would do the trick? The third edition of this popular guide provides practical information on dozens of new cost-saving enhancements to IBM compatible PCs. Motherboards, CPUs, floppy and hard disk drives, BIOS and RAM chips, graphics cards, displays, printers, modems and faxes, memory boards - Pilgrim covers all these upgrades and many more, giving readers the latest hardware and software options, prices and sources.
Getting Started with PCs and Compatibles
My new 486 CPU operated at a blazing 25MHz , the old 386 operated at only 16MHz . I had been getting by with a MFM ... But if you are on a tight budget , you can always use your old components until you can afford the newer goodies .
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