Re: Upgrading 701 with AMD586 chip

From: Bill Bryan (billb_at_rust.net)
Date: Sat Sep 12 1998 - 14:16:34 EDT

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At 01:23 PM 9/7/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>From: Bill Bryan <billb_at_rust.net>
>>>>
>>>> I have an upgraded 701C to a 586 processor and 36Mb ram. Win98 loaded
>>>>fine but the unit doesn't seem to wake-up out of suspend mode if it's been
>Let me ask a tangential question: Do you see enough improvement in
>performance
>of the 701 with the AMD586 microprocessor as compared to the original
>Intel486/75
>to make you feel that the upgrade is cost-effective?
>
>Bob Munzenrider
>Penn State Harrisburg
>
No. It's better but the money would be better spent on a faster laptop...

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