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From: hart@apanix.apana.org.au (Leigh Hart)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
Subject: UL 486, P23T Socket & *BSD - Support for Pentium?
Date: 10 Mar 94 11:17:39 GMT
Organization: Apanix Public Access Unix, +61 8 373 5485 (5 lines)
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Message-ID: <hart.763298259@apanix.apana.org.au>
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Summary: Does/will *BSD utilise P23T Chip in UL 486 Board
Keywords: UL 486 Pentium P23T


A friend of mine has just acquired a UL 486 motherboard from
an auction.  Initial tests (drop in 486dx2/50 type) show the
motherboard to be alive and well.

We recently also acquired the user manual for the motherboard
(UL 486 -810530).  (Amazing what help these are!)

According to the schematics & introduction in the manual, the
board has an "Upgrade CPU Socket".  The socket supports 80487SX
or P23T.  Considering we won't be wasting money on a 486sx, the
board will be running with a 486dx2/50.  An 80487sx would be
quite useless in this situation.

Another friend has stated that the P23T is a low-end (?) Pentium
chip.

Now, bareing this all in mind, the manual says nothing more
about the P23T.  What I would like to know is (if it is possible
to find a P23T anyway) if we can run the P23T in the motherboard
(presumably along side the 486dx2/50 or does it run stand alone
without a 486 chip in it at all??) and actually utilise the
processing power therein.

Now, what has this got to do with *BSD?  I would also like to
know if either of the BSD (FreeBSD/NetBSD) teams are considering
Pentium support, and if they are, will this kind of setup
be supported?

I really have no more technical knowledge of this motherboard,
apart from the fact that it it is an ISA board and has a VESA
slot (wow, techo!), and that the manufacturer of the board is
unknown.  No credits are given in the manual except "IBM is a
registered trade...etc" and "consult your dealer for waranty claims".

Any help would be appreciated.


Leigh (Located in Adelaide, South Australia).

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                                 Leigh Hart
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