*updating* 8088's

Chris M chrism3667 at yahoo.com
Tue Nov 20 17:59:45 CST 2007


--- Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:

> There were more 8086 mobos than you might imagine. 
> Consider, for 
> example, the Stearns PC.  Since there was a CMOS
> 80C86 available 
> before the 80C88, the 8086 also found its way into
> several laptops.

 There were a bunch of puters brandishing 8086's, but
I don't think I've heard of an 8086 mobo you could
just buy outright. He did so "homebuilt" but I'm still
waiting for clarification on the terminology. Of
course he probably means "home-assembled".


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