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It is a lineal descendant of intel's earlier successful [[central processing unit]], the [[intel 8088|8088]], which had powered [[IBM]]'s very successful [[IBM-PC]]. | It is a lineal descendant of intel's earlier successful [[central processing unit]], the [[intel 8088|8088]], which had powered [[IBM]]'s very successful [[IBM-PC]]. | ||
In 1984, when IBM introduced a more powerful successor the IBM-PC, the [[IBM-AT]], they built it around the 80286. | In 1984, when IBM introduced a more powerful successor to the IBM-PC, the [[IBM-AT]], they built it around the 80286. | ||
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Revision as of 16:51, 22 February 2009
The intel 80286 is a microprocessor introduced by semiconductor manufacturer intel in the early 1980s.[1] It is a lineal descendant of intel's earlier successful central processing unit, the 8088, which had powered IBM's very successful IBM-PC. In 1984, when IBM introduced a more powerful successor to the IBM-PC, the IBM-AT, they built it around the 80286.
References
- ↑ David E. Sanger. The great war over superchips, New York Times, 1984-09-09. Retrieved on 2009-02-22.