Computers Manufactured in 1986 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

3 Apr 2002

From: Ethan Dicks &lt;erd_6502(a)yahoo.com&gt;
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DECmate?  I think the DM-III(+) was sold until 1994.  I'd have to look up
what model was contemporary to 1986; I'd guess the DECmate-II. 
DMII was maybe 83ish.

...
 The question is, though, is this thread about computers
you could
walk down the street and _buy_ in 1986, or ones that were _introduced_
in 1986?  The second is a much smaller list, naturally. 
That would generally exclude much with 386 or higher.

'86 was the Z100 series, last of the CP/M-80 machines like Kaypros
and Compupro S100 crates.  Microvax-I was there and VAXMATE 
was just around the corner (integrated 286 boxen).  It was also a point 
on the broad 286 peak.  The Workstation wars were warming up around 
then as well, this would lead to Sun, Apollo, DECstations{mips} and 
later VAXstations.

Biggest impression of '86, WYSIWYG printing and Graphical screens
making a big surge.

Allison