In a message to Peter Magnusson, Scott McNay wrote:
SM> If I were you, I would NOT state categorically that IBM has never
SM> used an 8086 in a computer, without actually checking all of the
SM> specs on the PC-compatible computers that IBM has produced; I once
SM> saw a PS/2 that had either an 8088 or 8086; I don't recall which.
SM> Anyway, the part that surprised me what that IBM made PS/2's that
SM> used an 808x CPU.
The PS/2 Model 30 gave purchasers the choice of a 8088 or 80286 processor. I
believe there was also a Model 25 offered only with the 8088.
Cheers,
Rich
http://www.netside.net/~rveraa/
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