186 (was: CompuGraphics Question) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

4 Aug 1999

The '18x series was the first, and possibly last, evidence I ever saw that
Intel could build something fairly sensible.  I think the '18x series was
designed for military applications, originally.

The disk-drive applications I've seen normally use the '188, since they
offer byte-wide interfaces up to the EIDE types.  It's entirely conceivable
that the '186 was used as well.  I saw one on a WD ESDI controller for the
PC.

Dick

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To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
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Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 10:33 AM
Subject: RE: 186 (was: CompuGraphics Question)

...
   186 ?
Interesting ... it seams that there are way more 186 beaste
 than I have asumed... This could be a collecting theme on their own. 
Every DEC TQK50/TUK50 (Q/U-bus TK50 tape drive interface) has an 80186 on it.
...
 I've also seen them as drive controllers on several
different brands
of SCSI drives.  They seem to be rather common in the device/embedded
market.

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