Intel Inboard 386/PC for IBM PC XT

Producer: IBM  -  Category: Other Hardware

Accelerator card, 1987, Intel. The Inboard 386/PC is an expansion card that upgrades an IBM PC or XT to a 16 MHz 80386: a ribbon cable from the card plugs into the socket of the original 8088, which is removed, and the card carries 1 MB of RAM plus a socket for a 387 coprocessor. It let owners of the first PCs run Windows and 386 memory managers on their old machines, at a price close to that of a new AT clone. The Inboard 386/AT did the same for the PC AT.

Years1987 to 1990
ProcessorIntel 80386 at 16 MHz, optional 80387
RAM1 MB on the card, expandable with a piggyback board
Connection8-bit ISA slot plus cable to the 8088 socket
Softwaredrivers and memory manager on disk
Price (1987)US$1,295

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