21 Dec
2022
21 Dec
'22
4:11 a.m.
I don't think I've ever even heard of Innovasic.
I guess given the degree to which it was utilzed, the 80188/80186 and their variants would
naturally have many manufacturers.
And I say this with all the warmth and cuddliness I can muster, the suggestion that the
80188 is off topic is just plain nuts. Sbc's and particularly 80188/80186 based
sbc's are a huge and fascinating topic.
I have to conclude there are spies embedded on this list who have been working to take it
down, by suggesting early pc's should be considered off topic.
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 11:02:33 PM EST, Doug Jackson via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Off topic - but interesting.
I had a very frustrating experience with an 80188 made by Innovasic.
The SBC188 BIOS would halt if the chip was used because its power on
behaviour was different to the Intel 80188.
http://www.vk1zdj.net/?p=551
That's *many* hours of my life I won't get back.
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2022 at 14:53, Chris via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Vadem made 186 clones? They made dense glue for V40
based Ampro sbc's.
Never knew they made cpus. Not saying they didn't, but if so that's a
shocker to me.
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 10:22:18 PM EST, Cameron Kaiser via
cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I agree that we should probably use the intent of
a specific era.
I believe that the world certainly dropped out of my personal definition
of
'Classic' when the 386 came in.
I have an interest in things up to and including 80186, and they
certainly
are not run of the mill.
Something like the HP LX series or even the portable ZEOS DOS palmtops
would
probably be on-topic. The OmniGo 100LX behind me has a Vadem equivalent of
an
80186.
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