Intel 80286

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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

  1. David E. Sanger (1984-09-09). "The great war over superchips". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E7D81038F93AA3575AC0A962948260&sec=technology&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009-02-22.