Post AciWo2SqoXJZVTfIeW by siliconundergro@ioc.exchange
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 (DIR) Post #AciQMi9JdauyxO76vo by siliconundergro@ioc.exchange
       2023-12-11T23:21:05Z
       
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       Today's blog post covers Intel's 186 CPU. The 80186 was a flop as a desktop CPU but a famous company founded by two guys in a garage in California used it very successfully in an early handheld. Not to mention the extensive use it saw as an embedded CPU. #RetroComputing #DOScember https://dfarq.homeip.net/intel-80186-cpu-so-misunderstood/
       
 (DIR) Post #AciQMj6A6nzPtte6ee by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
       2023-12-11T23:45:18Z
       
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       @siliconundergro Also used in the Acorn/BBC Master 512 - a Master 128 (6502 machine) with an add in 80186 copro: https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/Computers/Master512.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AciSiTpdkXOupcQ13I by siliconundergro@ioc.exchange
       2023-12-12T00:11:38Z
       
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       @penguin42 interesting! And I see it spawned a cottage industry of products intended to help its compatibility. Definitely worth adding a mention. Thanks!
       
 (DIR) Post #AciThC0QdmX9D4PmRU by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
       2023-12-12T00:22:36Z
       
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       @siliconundergro Which compatibility products are you thinking of?
       
 (DIR) Post #AciWo2SqoXJZVTfIeW by siliconundergro@ioc.exchange
       2023-12-12T00:57:26Z
       
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       @penguin42 I saw a mention of a product called The Problem Solver that made dBase and Turbo C work. Looking into Essential Software's product though, apparently it was just a memory upgrade marketed as a compatibility improvement.