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    From JT@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 21 11:36:18 2015
    Intel 8088 microprocessor was released in 1979. What device used the 8088 before 8088 was chosen for IBM PC 5150 in 1981 ?

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  • From Charles Richmond@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 9 07:13:39 2016
    "JT" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    Intel 8088 microprocessor was released in 1979. What device used the 8088 before 8088 was chosen for IBM PC 5150 in 1981 ?

    As I recall, *very* few chose the 8088 processor... because of the
    segmentation of memory and the cumbersomeness of that model of memory organization.

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    numerist at aquaporin4 dot com

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  • From JT@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 21 12:50:07 2015
    Intel 8088 microprocessor was released in 1979. What device used the 8088 before 8088 was chosen for IBM PC 5150 in 1981 ?

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