80186

From: Adrian Graham <agraham_at_ccat.co.uk>
Date: Mon Nov 13 04:49:38 2000

Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 09:44:24 +0000
From: Paul Williams <flo_at_rdel.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Old tandy 1000 keyboard 8 pin din pinout?

>>Tony Duell wrote:
>>
>> Of course there's an 80186, and for that matter an 80188, which is
>> the same chip with an 8 bit external databus. Both were more widely
>> used in things like X-terminals, laserprinters, etc rather than PCs
>> (I seem to remember there was something about the IBM PC architecture
>> that made it difficult to use an 80186, but I will have to check the
>> details)
>
>Research Machines produced a 80186-based PC called the Nimbus. If there
>were compatibility issues they may not have been visible in the
>locked-in education market.

The Nimbus was RM's later 486 and Pentium machine ISTR; the 80186 machine
was the PC1, a photo of which will appear on the museum site in the next few
days.

adrian
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the Online Computer Museum
Received on Mon Nov 13 2000 - 04:49:38 GMT