August 1984 · Computer or hardware
IBM PC/AT (1984)
Brought the Intel 80286 to the PC line. Base model with a 1.2 MB floppy drive.
Model 5170 became a standard for 286-class PCs and introduced the 16-bit ISA bus.
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Facts
- Date
- August 1984
- Kind
- Computer or hardware
- Maker or publisher
- IBM
- CPU
- Intel 80286
- CPU speed
- 6 MHz
- RAM installed
- 256 KB
- Storage
- 1.2 MB floppy
Source: Wikipedia
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- Intel 80286 (uses, 1982)
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