80286‑class Industrial PC
This compact 286‑class machine represents the late‑1980s shift from bulky desktops to highly integrated “pizza box” and embedded PCs, squeezing a full ISA‑based AT‑compatible system, hard disk, and 3.5‑inch floppy into an enclosure barely larger than a drive bay.
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While generic 286 systems like this were extremely common workhorses in labs, offices, and industrial control, far more numerous than today’s surviving examples, their small form factor foreshadows later ultra‑compact desktops and embedded PCs, making this a nice tangible link in the evolution from early AT towers to modern mini‑PCs.
- Manufacturer: Unknown
- Type: Industrial computer
- Release Date: ~1990
- Cost at release: ~$6,000 (adjusted for inflation)
- MIPS: ~3
Donated by: Dr. Arlen Michaels
