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Magazine Articles and Advertisements
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Scans of PS/2 and MCA-related articles and advertisements from PC Magazine,
InfoWorld, and various other periodicals.
PC Magazine
PC World
InfoWorld
Computerworld
BYTE
Bits & Bytes
MC microcomputer
Mini-Micro Systems
Computer Shopper
Science & Vie Micro (SVM)
Forbes
The New York Times
PC Magazine materials © Ziff Davis, Inc.
InfoWorld materials © InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.
Computerworld materials © IDG Enterprise
BYTE materials © McGraw-Hill, Inc.
All other materials are property of their respective owners.
Source: Google Books and Archive.org
Articles collected and PDFized by Tomáš Slavotínek. Last update: 12 Dec 2022
PC Magazine
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Personal System/2: IBM's Bold New Line
PC Magazine, 26 May 1987
12 pages (1 page missing)
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Introducing the IBM Personal System/2
(Advertisement — IBM PS/2 Models 30, 50, 60, and 80)
PC Magazine, 26 May 1987
24 pages
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IBM's Personal System/2: The Empire Strikes Back
PC Magazine, 21 Jul 1987
46 pages
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Finish The Job, IBM
PC Magazine, 21 Jul 1987
Bill Machrone
2 pages
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The Real Cost of the Personal System/2
PC Magazine, 21 Jul 1987
John C. Dvorak
1 page
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Inside Track - The last musings about the PS/2, perhaps...
PC Magazine, 21 Jul 1987
John C. Dvorak
1 page
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PS/2 Top Ten Lists
PC Magazine, 21 Jul 1987
Stephen Manes
2 pages
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What's a Power User to Do
PC Magazine, 21 Jul 1987
Stewart Alsop
2 pages
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Apple vs. IBM
PC Magazine, 24 Nov 1987
11 pages
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Mac II vs. PS/2 Model 80
PC Magazine, 24 Nov 1987
Jim Seymour
17 pages
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Apple/IBM Networking
PC Magazine, 24 Nov 1987
Frank J. Derfler, Jr.
3 pages
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Doubling Up: The Mac286 board represents an ambitious step toward resolution of the conflict between IBM's and Apple's separate operating environments.
PC Magazine, 24 Nov 1987
Bill O'Brien
2 pages
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First Looks - Model 80 at 20 MHz: As Fast as a Deskpro 386/20
PC Magazine, 29 Feb 1988
2 pages
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PS/2s: Reliability Counts
PC Magazine, 13 Sep 1988
Jim Seymour
2 pages
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A PC Priority Checklist
PC Magazine, 11 Oct 1988
Jim Seymour
2 pages
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Tandy Ships First MCA Compatible: 5000 MC Features Five MCA Slots
EISA Takes on IBM's Micro Channel
EISA vs. MCA: Which Is Better?
PC Magazine, 29 Nov 1988
4 pages
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The Size Is Right - Packing 386 Power Into Sleek PCs
(Small-Footprint 386 PCs; IBM PS/2 Model 70)
PC Magazine, 15 Nov 1988
17 pages (1 page missing)
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My Dinner With IBM
PC Magazine, 31 Jan 1989
John C. Dvorak
1 page
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Inside Track - SAA, CD-ROM, and other slow movers get the needle.
PC Magazine, 31 Jan 1989
John C. Dvorak
1 page
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IBM at War with the World
PC Magazine, 31 Jan 1989
William F. Zachmann
2 pages
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What's Old Is New
(IBM PS/2 Model 30 286)
PC Magazine, 17 Jan 1989
12 pages
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One solution to three of your biggest needs: Power, Affordability, Compatibility
(Advertisement — IBM PS/2 Model 30 286)
PC Magazine, 17 Jan 1989
2 pages
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The Bus Stops Here! CompuStar: PS/2 and PC/AT Compatibility
(Advertisement — Wells American CompuStar)
PC Magazine, 28 Feb 1989
1 page
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GRiD Throws Hat into Desktop Ring with 386 MCA, 12-MHz AT
(GRiD-DESK 386mc)
Zero-Slot IBM PS/2 Model 30 286 Replacement Drives
(Procom PIRA-40 and PIRA-100)
PC Magazine, 16 May 1989
1 page
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American Mitac Offers Micro Channel 386SX-based System
(MPS2386)
PC Magazine, Aug 1989
1 page
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William E. Zachmann - IBM's Lonely Standard
(Micro Channel, ISA, EISA, clones...)
PC Magazine, 30 Jan 1990
William E. Zachmann
2 pages
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Bus Wars - EISA vs. ISA vs. Micro Channel
PC Magazine, 26 Jun 1990
20 pages
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PC Labs Tests 12 Micro Channel Alternatives
"Cashing in on the Micro Channel"
(NCR, Apricot, Reply, Wang, IBM, Mitac, Tandy, ALR, Memorex, Olivetti)
PC Magazine, 30 Oct 1990
26 page
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First Looks - IBM PS/2 Models 90 and 95
PC Magazine, 15 Jan 1991
3 pages
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IBM PS/2 Models 90 and 95 - True 486 Power At Last
PC Magazine, 26 Feb 1991
11 pages (last few pages missing)
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Micro Channel Manifesto Champions IBM's New Bus Architecture
PC Magazine, 28 May 1991
1 page
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Four 486SXs: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
(IBM PS/2 Model 90 XP 486)
PC Magazine, 11 Jun 1991
3 pages
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Pentium PCs
(IBM PS/2 Server 95)
PC Magazine, 29 Jun 1993
2 pages (selected pages only)
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IBM PS/2 Server 85/95 486
(Advertisement)
PC Magazine, 07 Dec 1993
2 pages
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File Servers
(IBM PS/2 Server 95 Array 566)
PC Magazine, 11 Oct 1994
3 pages (selected pages only)
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IBM PS/2 Server 95 Array
(Advertisement)
PC Magazine, 25 Oct 1994
1 page
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PC World
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Can EISA Live Up To The Micro Channel's Potential?
PC World, Jan 1990
Michael Goodwin and Karl Koessel
2 pages
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Micro Channel Clones Flunk the Test
Mitac MPS 2386, Grid 386MCA, NCR 386SX, Tandy 5000MCA
PC World, Jan 1990
Michael Goodwin and Karl Koessel
9 pages
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InfoWorld
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Chip Set to Spawn PS/2 Compatibles
InfoWorld, 25 May 1987
3 pages
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IBM Finds Mislabeled Micro Channel Pin
InfoWorld, 07 Sep 1987
1 page
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Card Lets Micro Channel Systems Use PC Bus Boards
InfoWorld, 09 Nov 1987
1 page
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Phoenix Unveils Clone of PS/2 BIOS
InfoWorld, 09 Nov 1987
1 page
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Seminar Reveals IBM's Proprietary Path for Micro Channel, Extended Edition
InfoWorld, 07 Mar 1988
1 page
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Tandy to Ship MCA-Based PC in July
Dell, Olivetti Aim for Fourth Quarter
InfoWorld, 25 Apr 1988
3 pages
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Any company can take the IBM PS/2 apart.
Only one can put it all together.
(Advertisement)
InfoWorld, 25 Apr 1988
2 pages
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Show Attendees Yawn Over MCA Compatibles
InfoWorld, 16 May 1988
1 page
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Dell Postpones Shipment of MCA PCs
InfoWorld, 15 Aug 1988
2 pages
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Upcoming Announcement of IBM's Model 35 Is a Step in the Wrong Direction
InfoWorld, 05 Sep 1988
William F. Zachmann
1 page
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Shoot-Out on the Strip: IBM, EISA Group Clash
InfoWorld, 21 Nov 1988
3 pages
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IBM Unveils Long-Awaited 16-MBPS Token Ring
InfoWorld, 21 Nov 1988
1 page
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Foreign Vendors Show MCA Clones
InfoWorld, 21 Nov 1988
1 page
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IBM Plans to Call EISA's Bluff With MCA2, MCA3
InfoWorld, 21 Nov 1988
1 page
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Wells Offers a System with Mix-and-Match Components
(Wells American CompuStar)
InfoWorld, 19 Dec 1988
2 pages
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Wells American Compustar
InfoWorld, 06 Feb 1989
2 pages
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Micro Channel Highway Ads Steer IBM in the Right Direction
InfoWorld, 13 Feb 1989
1 page
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Grid Offers First Desktop PCs, Inexpensive Laptop
(GRiD-Desk 386mc)
Quick Capture Frame-Grabber Works With MCA Compatibles
(Data Translation Quick Capture)
InfoWorld, 20 Mar 1989
1 page
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Mitac MCA PC, Features 386SX, Small Footprint
(MPS2386)
InfoWorld, 29 May 1989
1 page
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IBM Beefs Up Micro Channel Capabilities
InfoWorld, 02 Oct 1989
2 pages
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Design Differences Affect 486 System Horsepower
(32-bit bus, EISA, MCA...)
InfoWorld, 13 Nov 1989
2 pages
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First Class Systems to Introduce PS/2 Compatible
InfoWorld, 13 Nov 1989
1 page
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Uncorking The Future - Users Begin a Taste-Test of the 32-Bit Hardware
InfoWorld, 13 Nov 1989
3 pages
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MCA Systems
InfoWorld, 13 Nov 1989
10 pages
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IBM's 486 Offers Sparkling Performance
InfoWorld, 13 Nov 1989
1 page
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More MCA Bus Masters Unveiled at Comdex
IBM, Intel, C&T Announce Bus-Master Chip Sets
InfoWorld, 20 Nov 1989
1 page
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Northgate to Offer 486 With MCA
InfoWorld, 08 Jan 1990
1 page
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ALR Announces MCA 33-MHz i486
InfoWorld, 05 Feb 1990
1 page
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2 Chip Makers Ready to Ship Chip Sets for Higher MCA Rates
InfoWorld, 05 Feb 1990
1 page
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MCA Clone Market Is Increasing Steadily
InfoWorld, 05 Feb 1990
1 page
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Intel Discovers Configuration Problems With MCA Boards
InfoWorld, 05 Feb 1990
1 page
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IBM's Beefed-Up MCA Takes Different Approach Than EISA
InfoWorld, 19 Feb 1990
1 page
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IBM Admits Changes to PS/2 MCA
(streaming support)
Faulty SCSI Adapter Halts Shipment of PS/2 Servers
(IBM PS/2 Models 65 SX and 80)
InfoWorld, 23 Apr 1990
3 pages
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IBM Hits the Ground Running With Clever 486SX-Based PC
InfoWorld, 27 May 1991
2 pages
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IBMs 386SX releases heat up low-end market
(IBM PS/2 Models 35 SX & 40 SX)
InfoWorld, 07 Oct 1991
1 page
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IBM Model 57SX's chipset gives it 486SX performance
InfoWorld, 21 Oct 1991
1 page
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IBM could quadruple clock speeds with 486SLC technology
InfoWorld, 06 Apr 1992
1 page
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IBM breaks usual form, ships fastest 386/20
(IBM PS/2 Model 56 SLC)
InfoWorld, 09 Mar 1992
1 page
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Contracts move IBM toward its goal of dominating the 486 chip market
(IBM 486SLC2)
InfoWorld, 22 Mar 1993
1 page
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PS/2 servers to get Pentium, RAID
InfoWorld, 26 Jul 1993
1 page
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IBM introduces entry-level Pentium server
InfoWorld, 14 Mar 1994
1 page
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IBM PCs set to rejoin club
InfoWorld, 17 Oct 1994
1 page
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PS/2s won't Plug and Play with Windows 95
InfoWorld, 31 Oct 1994
1 page
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IBM phasing out MCA, turns to PCI
InfoWorld, 10 Apr 1995
1 page
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MCA, PS/2 bite the dust; OS/2 to follow?
InfoWorld, 10 Apr 1995
1 page
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Computerworld
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Hybrid PC plans put on hold
(Microdirect 386 I/O Express, Wells American CompuStar)
Computerworld, 25 Jul 1988
1 page
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MCA vs. EISA: Shedding light on heated debate
Computerworld, 06 Feb 1989
2 pages
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Race on to deliver MCA, EISA goods
Computerworld, 13 Feb 1989
1 page
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BYTE
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The IBM Personal System/2
BYTE, Jun 1987
13 pages
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IBM PC Family BIOS Comparison
BYTE, Oct 1987
Jon Shiell
11 pages
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Comparing IBM's Micro Channel and Apple's NuBus
BYTE, Oct 1987
Ciro Cornejo and Raymond Lee
7 pages
HTML version
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PS/2 Video Programming
BYTE, Oct 1987
Richard Wilton
9 pages
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The 32-bit Micro Channel
BYTE, Oct 1987
Jon Shiell
5 pages
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The Technical Implications of the PS/2
BYTE, Oct 1987
G. Michael Vose
8 pages
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High-Tech Computing, Cafeteria Style
(Wells American CompuStar)
BYTE, Apr 1989
Mark L. Van Name
5 pages
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The CompuStar Theory of Sensibility
(Advertisement — Wells American CompuStar)
BYTE, May 1989
1 page
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The 486s Are Here!
(Apricot VX FT Server)
BYTE, Sep 1989
Paul Lavin and Michael E. Nadeau
5 pages
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ALR Revs Up MCA
(ALR MicroFlex 7000)
BYTE, Sep 1989
Bill Catchings and Mark L. Van Name
5 pages
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A Bus Tour
BYTE, Sep 1989
George White
6 pages
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The ALR MPS: Modular Micro Channel
BYTE, Nov 1990
Stan Miastkowski
3 pages
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The Fastest Portable: IBM's P75 Road Warrior
BYTE, Apr 1991
Roger C. Alford
3 pages
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Bits & Bytes
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EISA vs MCA
Bits & Bytes, Dec 1990
2 pages
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MC microcomputer (Italian)
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Olivetti P500
MC microcomputer, Apr 1989
Corrado Giustozzi
7 pages
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Mini-Micro Systems
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Chips fall into place for IBM PS/2 compatibles
(MCA chipsets, C&T CHIPS/250 + /280, Adaptec storage sets)
Mini-Micro Systems, Mar 1988
Mike Seither
5 pages
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Computer Shopper
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Wells American CompuStar
Incredible Changing Computers
Computer Shopper, May 1989
1 page (cover art only)
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Science & Vie Micro (SVM) (French)
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Olivetti P500
Une seconde source pour le bus MCA
Science & Vie Micro, Jun 1989
Christophe Blanc
3 pages
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Forbes
IBM Wild Duck Flies South
(John C. Dvorak, 09 Apr 2001)
Local Copy
The New York Times
THE EXECUTIVE COMPUTER; Introducing the First PS2 Clones
(Peter H. Lewis, 24 Apr 1988)
Local Copy
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