A Fast, Reliable Way to 386 and 486 Performance and Compatibility
Written on September 30th, 2025 by Tech Ads
System-on-a-daughter-board solutions were particularly popular in the late 80s and early 90s as a way of upgrading an aging computer without committing to a costly full replacement. Effectively a parasite device, a card like the MicroMaster would take over CPU and memory function for the host machine, leaving the user with much improved performance.
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Taken from: Byte Magazine (Volume 17, Number 5 (May 1992))
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