• DocumentCode
    949993
  • Title

    Technology ´89: personal computers

  • Author

    Voelcker, John

  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    31
  • Lastpage
    34
  • Abstract
    Advances in personal computer technology during 1988 are highlighted. Among the developments discussed are: the IBM PS/2 Model 30 286, a successor to the PC/AT; the adoption of a bus standard by nine PC makers, an extension to IBM´s old PC/AT bus, to be called the Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA): better screens and more storage for laptops; and the arrival of a graphic user interface for OS/2.<>
  • Keywords
    computer interfaces; microcomputers; EISA; Extended Industry Standard Architecture; IBM PS/2 Model 30 286; bus standard; graphic user interface; laptop computers; personal computers; screens; Cloning; Communication system control; Computer architecture; Digital audio players; Hardware; Integrated circuit modeling; Microcomputers; Personal communication networks; Sparks; Supercomputers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.16373
  • Filename
    16373