Intel Solutions Publication

[rjluna2]

Here is the section from Microcomputer Component section from Intel Corporation, "Microcomputer Component: New industrial grade product line answers the demand for high-reliability components to operate in industrial applications.", Intel Preview, March/April 1979, Pg. 11

[rjluna2]

Here is a page from Intel Corporation, "Military Products: Intel marches on!", Intel Preview, March/April 1979, Pg. 19:

[rjluna2]

Here is an interesting article that the Intel discontinued making 1103 probably due to ever expanding memory in the die that are economically not feasible to make 4K or 8K of RAM that covers more than half of real estate space of the board.

Does anyone has the newest Intel 1103 chip on their hands?

Source: Intel Corporation, "The 1103 retires!", Intel Preview, March/April 1979, page 23.

[rjluna2]

Intel Corporation, "Memory Components", Intel Preview, May/June 1979, Pg 1.

You can see early wafer size they used in the cover page of this issue only 51 mm (2-inch) diameter for semiconductor fabrication here. In this issue, they were discussing the new technology on their fabrication process called HMOS II. They did not mentioned about the smallest feature in size, instead they talked about the speed and fabrication process. Yes, there are some confusion between the original series and the A-suffix series as they used in between these process. My guess their H-suffix is based on their wording on 'High Speed' in access timing cycles. In this article, they discussed about these memory products for their new technology process.

[rjluna2]

Here is an article about Intel 8089 I/O processor announcement at this Preview publication.

Source: Intel Corporation, "Microcomputer Components: Intel Introduces the 8089 IOP, an I/O processor for the advanced 8088/8086 CPU family, the first of a series of new subsystem components", Intel Preview, May/June 1979, Pg 7.

[rjluna2]

Here the information on Intel's 8237 5 MHz DMA controller that can handle up to 1.6 megabyte per second in 64KB chuck. This is the forerunner of the original IBM PC chipset.

Source: Intel Corporation, "Microcomputer Components: New Intel 8237 DMA Controller provides a 5 MHz DMA answer for 8088 and 8085A-2 based systems", Intel Preview, May/June 1979, Pg 9.

[Borris70]

Thanks for sharing the scans - it's an interesting look in the past

[rjluna2]

You are welcome, Borris70

[rjluna2]

Curiously, the price seems to be more expensive for lower clock version here

Source: Intel Corporation, "Microcomputer Components: New price reductions and production improvements make the popular 8086 microprocessor even more attractive", Intel Preview, May/June 1979, Pg 11.

[rjluna2]

Here is the price reduction on the DRAM controller.

Source: Intel Corporation, "Microcomputer Components: Intel reduces prices on the 8202, the first single chip, complete solution to dynamic RAM control", Intel Preview, May/June 1979, Pg 11.

[rjluna2]

Here is Intel 8089 price announcement on the inside last page of this magazine.

Source: Intel Corporation, "8089 Price Announcement", Intel Preview, July/August 1979, Page 25.

[CPUShack]

8089 Was more money then a 8088 (arguably it was more complex, as it contained a CPU AND the IO stuff)

[rjluna2]

Indeed it did. The 8089 has its own OP codes instructions there. That's why it fell out in favor of using DMA controller instead.

[rjluna2]

Intel completed available chipset to support IEEE 448-1978 GPIB communication standards featuring the Intel 8293 Bi-Directional Bus Transceiver.

Source: Intel Corporation, "Feature: 8293 Transceiver completes Intel GPIB family", Intel Preview, January/February 1980, Page 13.

[rjluna2]

Intel introduces the faster 8086 processor up to 8 MHz clock rate using the new HMOS II process technology. Curiously, they say that this new process in 4-micrometre channel. Is it really 3.2-micrometre process as the other sources tell us?

In related to our http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/8086/Intel-D8086-2.html and http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/8086/Intel-P8086-2.html we should have oldest commercially available as January 1980 instead of 8-Jun-78. Does anybody have the oldest 8086-2 CPU out in the wild?

Source: Intel Corporation, "New Products: Faster 8086 provides 60% more performance", Intel Preview, January/February 1980, Pg. 22