Annals of OS and network history

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Wed Mar 11 22:33:11 1998

<>> And not so recently starting with the AT and all after the keyboard
<>> interface chip is a slave cpu (8041a or 8042).
<>
<>Well, my 8089 data sheet is copyright 1980,

8041 series predates the 8089. Also the 8089 still needs the page
register as it's limited to 20 bit addressing when it's used with
286 and later parts.

I may add the 8089 was no fun to use.

Allison
Received on Wed Mar 11 1998 - 22:33:11 GMT

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