{"id":35,"date":"2013-09-14T18:33:22","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T18:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2013-11-09T00:21:49","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T00:21:49","slug":"ibm-pc-era-1983-1989","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=35","title":{"rendered":"IBM PC Era 1983-1989"},"content":{"rendered":"

While IBM and Intel, and Microsoft dominated the PC industry, the beginnings of discontent were starting. “RISC” microprocessors were being introduced. Viewed a niche market, RISC began to grow in popularity.<\/p>\n

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Year <\/b><\/span><\/td>\nQtr<\/span><\/td>\n AMD<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nARM (Acorn)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nDEC\/Alpha<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n Intel<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nIBM PowerPC<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMIPS<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1983 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1984 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMIPS I* (R2000)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1985 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nARMv1*<\/b> (ARM1)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n80386DX<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1986 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n29332\/ 29331<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1987 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n29000<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nARMv2*<\/b> (ARM2)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1988 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\ni960 80960 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMIPS I* (R3000)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n80386SX<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1989 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nARMv2aS*<\/b> (ARM3)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\ni860 80860<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n80486DX<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* Year specification was released<\/p>\n

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Year <\/b><\/span><\/td>\nQtr<\/span><\/td>\n Motorola<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n NS<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nSPARC<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1983 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n6804, 68120, 6811,12<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1984 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n68008, 68020<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1985 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1986 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1987 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n68030<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n SPARC V7 (Sun SPARC)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1988 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1989 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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While IBM and Intel, and Microsoft dominated the PC industry, the beginnings of discontent were starting. “RISC” microprocessors were being introduced. Viewed a niche market, RISC began to grow in popularity.   Year Qtr AMD ARM (Acorn) DEC\/Alpha Intel IBM PowerPC MIPS   1983 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q   1984 1Q MIPS I* (R2000) 2Q … <\/p>\n

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