Cheap Socket 7 motherboard

[Dan Aldrich]

I've been looking for something similar. I have an old 486/66 VESA DX2 system in need of a baby AT mobo. I've been eyeing some made by Tyan in Texas. A good website is motherboardexpress.com for info and prices.

-d

At 01:31 PM 3/10/00 -0700, you wrote:
>My 486 DX4/120MHz died recently (the battery died and I did not want to
>bother trying to resurrect it).
>While running, it ran Win98 because I had problems with Linux and its VESA
>local bus ports.
>Yesterday someone gave me a Pentium 90 MHz chip and I would like to build a
>low-end Linux server.
>Where can one get a decently priced (maybe even used) AT-style Socket 7
>motherboard?
>I was checking TC Computing (I bought my 386 there when they were still
>called "Treasure Chest") and they are running about $90-$100.
>Way too much for what I want to put together.
>I just need a motherboard, a PCI video card, and a network card.
>Any help on where in the Phoenix area would have this stuff at a reasonable
>price would be appreciated.