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From: des@elberton.inmos.co.uk (David Shepherd)
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Subject: Re: IBM PC prehistory
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Date: 16 Jan 90 11:57:20 GMT
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In article <256@dg.dg.com> uunet!dg!rec (Robert Cousins) writes:
>Well, IBM did make a 68k based machine, the IBM 9000 from IBM Instruments.
>If memory serves me correctly, it was written up in BYTE at approximately
>the same time as the PC was becoming popular.  Does anyone care to 
>throw in more info?  

I remember someone saying that they had met someone from IBM who was
suprised to be told that IBM PCs had 8088s and 80286s in them and not
68ks as all the ones he had used were 68k based.

david shepherd
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