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Subject: Re: Why IBM went for the 8088 -- The Untold Story
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Date: 26 May 90 14:12:45 GMT
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In article <4790@pegasus.ATT.COM>, dmt@pegasus.ATT.COM (Dave Tutelman) writes...
> 
>	Does anyone know of any other 8086-based XT clones (not made by
>	Olivetti)

The Compaq Deskpro uses a 8086 running at 8 Mhz. Unfortunatly, contrary to
commonly held belief, it is usually software compatable but is very picky
about hardware (it HATES hercules graphics cards and EMS cards when a hard
drive is installed).