Classic != IBM AT

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Wed Nov 4 15:52:54 1998

Philip.Belben_at_pgen.com wrote:

> Thanks for the reference. I have bookmarked it.

Glad to be of help

> Thanks also to everyone who has pointed out the model 25 and the 286
> versions. Both well after my time - when I left IBM there were just the
> 30, 50, 60 and 80. I think I had heard of the 25 though - perhaps that
> will teach me not to open my mouth quite so wide.

The 25 was really listed as a student network station though, not really as a
PC. They seem older than the others as well but I never really paid much
attention to the date of release.

> No thanks to whoever said the 8088 and 8086 were the same thing. If that's
> the case, the Pentium and the 80386 are the same thing :-)

In general terms, without getting into a lot of super-geek discussion, the 8086
and 8088 are in the same category in that they are both predominantly an XT
class processor, despite the 8 and 16 bit differences. The V20 and 30 were way
better than the Intel chips anyway. Guess that's one reason why Intel attempted
to sue NEC for the V series?
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