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From: kanderse@money.prime.com (Kurt Andersen)
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Subject: Re: 8088 vs 8086
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Date: 21 Jun 91 18:35:24 GMT
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In article <1991Jun21.153305.23525@maytag.waterloo.edu> dmurdoch@watstat.waterloo.edu (Duncan Murdoch) writes:
>Nope, the XT was 8088 based as well.  I can't think of any machine that
>IBM released that used the 8086, though one of the early PS/2 machines
>may have.
>
>Duncan Murdoch
>dmurdoch@watstat.waterloo.edu


As I recall the first verrsion of the IBM pc used 8086.
This version failed and was shortly followed by the
8088 version of the IBM pc.

Every so often you here about someone looking for IO cards
for an original IBM pc.  The 8086 IBM pc had a different
bus design then the popular IBM pc.

I think it failed pecause of bad technical desgin, and
marketing.

IBM started up a chain of franchised computer stores with
strange rules like requiring RED carpeting etc.  It turns out
the most successful store had IBM blue colored carpeting.  Needless
to say, IBM kicked the store out for violating franchise
rules.  They were planing to give this dealership the best
dealership award when IBM found out.

-Kurt