17 Jan
2002
17 Jan
'02
1 p.m.
> >Yes, and the 80186 -- 68010.
> >Both existed but were not popular in many systems. Both equally
> >quite rare in that regard.
> Clearly the 68010 was quickly eclipsed by the
68020 and thus showed up in
> relatively few systems. This is different, BTW, than not being popular.
> OTOH, the 80186 (including the AMD Am186 line)
was a wildly successful chip
> in the embedded systems world. Vast numbers of devices based on the '186
> are out there, often because one could use the IBM PC and follow-ons,
> hardware & software, as development platforms on the (relative) cheap.
And dont forget that the MAD 1 Computer used a
'186...
(saw one at Comdex '84 and thought it looked cool)
Nt to forget the SIEMENS PC-D (The best MS-DOS PC ever), the PC-X
(Same machine, a simple MMU added, running Unix), and the Philips
Yes (Also a DOS Machine).
Gruss
H.
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