Frank and All:
I didn't have anything specific use in mind with the system I'm going to build with
the IBM chip.  I would say it would be used as a family home computer with an office
suite, internet connectivity software, and educational software titles.  Your
comments that suggest that some peripherals may be Intel specific was extremely
helpful. If anyone knows of any other peripherals that could possibly have
compatibility issues with the IBM chip, please contact me here or by e-mail.

Thanks for all the input,
Dennis Stephens

Frank B Smith wrote:

> You don't want to drop alot of money, I am sure.  I would recommend a TXPro
> mobo.  This runs about 69 bucks.  A good video card (Matrox is my own choice,
> but many like the Voodoo 3d .. or is the 3dx...) a mid size case, a sound card
> (I would avoid Creative Labs here, as some of their stuff is Intel specific).
>
> It's hard to suggest what you might want, as I don't really know how you want to
> use this system, but with this mobo you can then update later to a Cyrix 6x86 MX
> PR266.
>
> Frank
> >To All:
> >
> >I have a IBM 686L 200+ chip at my disposal and I want to build a system
> >using this chip.  I don't have any experience building systems with this
> >chip.