This processor was manufactured in 1984. It runs at 4.77MHz and is notable as the processor used in the IBM PC PS/2 Model 30 and other compatibles/clones from that era. The first 8086 was introduced in 1978 and was sold for quite some time. Eventually most XT's were equipped with 8088 processors due... > Read more

Faster version of the original 8086. The CPU runs at 8MHz and so does the system bus. As far as I know all the 8MHz systems can run at 4.77MHz by disabling the turbo mode. This is usually done by pressing the turbo button or by press a certain key-combination (like CTRL ALT -)... > Read more

It took a while to find a working 8086 system (got mine in an IBM 8530). Nowadays a working 8086 is getting scarce and most things that are being sold in the XT-class are 8088's.

The difference between the 8086 and 8088 is small; 8086 has an 16-bit external bus instead of 8-bit for the 8088. The ... > Read more