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List of third-party Micro Channel computers

April 12, 2024

This is a list of computer systems based on the Micro Channel architecture that were not manufactured by IBM. Such third-party computers were also referred to as PS/2 clones or MCA clones.[1][2] The first third-party Micro Channel–based computer was Tandy Corporation's 5000 MC in July 1988.[3][4][5] Despite expensive research and development costs on the part of third-party manufacturers of Micro Channel computers—in part due to the expensive licensing fees incurred by IBM in order to allow legal use of their technology—by 1990 most MCA clones were not fully compatible with the Micro Channel architecture or expansion cards and peripherals based on Micro Channel.[6] By the time IBM was winding down the PS/2 line of personal computers (which in 1987 acted as the means of introducing Micro Channel to the general public) in 1992, NCR Corporation remained one of the few committed vendors of MCA clones.[7]

Systems edit

Mfg. Model Processor Clock speed
(MHz) 		L2 cache
(KB) 		HDD Stock/min.
memory 		Max. memory
(MB) 		Form factor Date introduced Ref(s).
ALR PowerPro/MC Intel 80486 33 64–512 (CachePak boards) — 5 49 Tower January 1991 [8][9]
ALR PowerPro/MC SMP/DMP Intel 80486 or Intel 80486DX2 (optionally dual) 33 (i486)
50 (i486DX) 		64–512 (CachePak boards) — 5 49 Tower January 1992 [10][11]
ALR PowerCache 4 Intel 80486 25 128 150 MB or 340 MB (SCSI) 2 32 Tower or desktop July 1990 (c.) [12]
ALR Modular Processor System
(a.k.a. MPS) 		Intel 80386 or Intel 80486 25 (i486) or 33 (i386 and i486) 64–512 — (non-SCSI) 1 49 Desktop November 1990 [13][14][15]
ALR Modular Processor System 486ASX
(a.k.a. MPS II) 		Intel 80486SX 20 64–512 None (Model 80) or 80 MB (Model 101) 1 49 Desktop April 1991 [16]
ALR MicroFlex 3300 Intel 80386 33 32–64 70 MB or 120 MB or 642 MB 2 64 Tower October 1990 [17][18]
ALR MicroFlex 7000 Intel 80386 25 128 120 MB or 300 MB (ESDI) 2 16 Tower January 1989 [19][20]
Apricot Qi 300 Intel 80386SX 16 None 30 MB (RLL) or 50 MB (SCSI) or 120 MB 2 8 Desktop February 1989 [21][22]: 122 [23]
Apricot Qi 600
(a.k.a. Qi PCi) 		Intel 80386 25 64 50 MB (RLL) – 510 MB (SCSI) 1 16 Desktop February 1989 [21][22][24]
Apricot Qi 900 Intel 80486 25 64 50 MB or 80 MB or 100 MB or 380 MB 1 16 Desktop April 1990 [25]
Apricot Qi 486SX-16 Intel 80486SX 25 128 50 MB (RLL) – 510 MB (SCSI) 1 16 Desktop May 1992 [26][27]
Apricot Qi 486DX-25 Intel 80486 25 128 50 MB (RLL) – 510 MB (SCSI) 1 16 Desktop April 1991 (c.) [28][27]
Apricot Qi 486DX-33 Intel 80486 33 128 50 MB (RLL) – 510 MB (SCSI) 1 16 Desktop May 1992 [26][27]
Apricot Qi 486DX2-50 Intel 80486DX2 50 128 50 MB (RLL) – 510 MB (SCSI) 1 16 Desktop May 1992 [26][27]
Apricot Qi 486DX2-66 Intel 80486DX2 66 128 50 MB (RLL) – 510 MB (SCSI) 1 16 Desktop May 1992 [26][27]
Apricot VX FT[a] Intel 80386 or Intel 80486 25 64 or 128 157 MB or 347 MB or 647 MB or 1.05 GB 4 16 Tower September 1989 [30][29]
Apricot FTs
(a.k.a. FT Mk II) 		Intel 80486SX or Intel 80486 or Intel 80486DX2 (optionally dual) 25 (i486SX) or 33 (i486) or 50 or 66 (i486DX2) — 50 MB or 100 MB or 200 MB or 380 MB or 510 MB or 1.2 GB 1 16 Tower June 1991 [31][32]
Apricot FTe Intel 80486SX or Intel 80486 or Intel 80486DX2 25 (i486SX or i486) or 33 (i486) or 50 or 66 (i486DX2) None 50 MB or 100 MB or 200 MB or 380 MB or 510 MB or 1.2 GB 1 16 Full-tower July 1991 [33][34]
Apricot FT//s Intel 80486DX2 or Intel Pentium 66 (i486DX2) or 60 (Pentium) — Various 192 (i486DX2) or 256 (Pentium) 192 (i486DX2) or 256 (Pentium) Tower June 1993 [35][36]
Apricot FT//e Intel 80486DX2 or Intel Pentium 66 (i486DX2) or 60 (Pentium) — Various 192 (i486DX2) or 256 (Pentium) 192 (i486DX2) or 256 (Pentium) Full-tower June 1993 [35][37]
Bull Micral 500 Intel 80386 20 — 200 MB — — Desktop October 1989 (c.) [38][39]
Cumulus GL Computer/MC 386SX Intel 80386SX 25 — 80 MB 2 — Desktop July 1992 [40]
Cumulus GL Computer/MC 486 Intel 80486 33 — 200 MB 4 — Desktop July 1992 [40]
First Class
Systems 		325i Intel 80386 25 — 40 MB 2 16 Desktop April 1990 [41]
First Class
Systems 		F16/SX Intel 80386SX 16 — 40 MB 1 8 Desktop November 1989 [41][42]
First Class
Systems 		F20/DX Intel 80386 20 — 40 MB 2 16 Desktop November 1989 [41][42]
Grid Desk 386mc Intel 80386 20 — — 2 16 Desktop April 1989 (c.) [43][41]
Leading
Edge 		Model D3/MC Intel 80386SX 16 — — 1 4 Desktop April 1990 [41]
Memorex[b] Telex Model 7255 Intel 80386 16 — — 4 8 Desktop February 1990 [41][44]
Memorex[b] Telex Model 7270[c] Intel 80386 25 32 — 4 8 Desktop June 1990 [41][45][46]
Memorex Telex Model 8257 Intel 80386SX 20 — — — — — February 1992 [47]
Memorex Telex Model 8290 Intel 80486 33 — — — — — February 1992 [47]
Memorex Telex Model 9290[d] Intel 80486DX2 50 — — — 64 Desktop November 1992 (c.) [48]
MiTAC MPS-3000F Intel 80386 25 32 — 1 24 Desktop January 1990 [49][41]
MiTAC MPS-2386 Intel 80386SX 16 — 40 MB or 100 MB 1 24 Desktop March 1989 (c.) [50][6]: 99–101 [41]
NCR System 3320 Intel 80386SX 20 — 44 MB or 100 MB 2 8 Desktop 1990 [51]
NCR System 3325 Intel 80486SX (-2XXX-...)
Intel 80486DX (-3XXX-...)
Intel 80486DX2 (-4XXX-...)
Intel 80486DX4 (-7XXX-...) 		33 (i486SX/DX)
66 (i486DX2)
100 (i486DX4) 		— — 0 16 (i486SX) or 128 Small form factor desktop 1990 [52]
NCR System 3335 Intel 80486SX 25 1 16 0 128 Small form factor desktop November 1991 [53][54]
NCR System 3340 Intel 80486 25 — 100 MB or 200 MB 2 16 Desktop 1990 [55]
NCR System 3345 Intel 80486 33 — 100 MB or 200 MB or 340 MB 4 64 Desktop 1990 [56]
NCR System 3350 Intel 80486SX or Intel 80486DX2 25 or 33 (i486SX)
66 (i486DX2) 		— 120 MB or 213 MB or 340 MB or 535 MB or 1.05 GB 4 192 Desktop 1990 [57]
NCR System 3360 Intel Pentium (optionally dual) 60 — — 0 512 (parity-based)
256 (EDAC-based) 		Tower 1990 [58]
NCR System 3410 Intel 80486SX or Intel 80486DX2 33 (i486SX)
66 (i486DX2) 		— 213 MB or 340 MB or 535 MB or 1.05 GB 4 192 Tower 1990 [59]
NCR System 3416 Intel Pentium (optionally dual) 60 — — 0 256 (EDAC-based, -1000 and -1002 models)
512 (parity-based, -1010 model) 		Tower 1990 [60]
NCR System 3430 Intel Pentium (optionally dual) 60 256 — 0 256 (EDAC-based, -1000 and -1002 models)
512 (parity-based, -1010 model) 		Tower 1990 [61]
NCR System 3445 Intel 80486 33 — None or 200 MB or 327 MB or 670 MB 4 16 Tower 1990 [62]
NCR System 3550 Intel 80486DX2 (up to 8 identical processors) 50 256 (external; 8 KB internally per processor) 320 MB – 13 GB 16 256 Tower 1990 [63]
Research
Machines 		Nimbus PC-286 Intel 80286 10 — 40 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB 1 16 Desktop April 1989 [64]
Research
Machines 		Nimbus PC-386 Intel 80386 16 — 40 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB 1 16 Desktop April 1989 [64]
Olivetti P500 Intel 80386 16 — 40 MB or 80 MB or 135 MB (ESDI) 1 16 Desktop July 1989 [65][66]
Olivetti P700[e] Intel 80386 25 32 — 1 24 Desktop July 1991 [46][67]
Olivetti P750 Intel 80486 25 — 100 MB or 200 MB 2 32 Desktop August 1990 [68][69]
Olivetti P800 Intel 80386 25 64 135 MB 4 16 Tower July 1989 [65][66]
Olivetti M300-25
(a.k.a. P500/E) 		Intel 80386SX 20 — 60 MB 2 16 Desktop — [70]
Olivetti M480-30 Intel 80486 25 — 210 MB or 270 MB or 340 MB or 510 MB or 525 MB 4 32 Desktop — [71]
Olivetti M480-40 Intel 80486 33 — 210 MB or 340 MB or 525 MB 4 32 Desktop — [72]
Olivetti M480-50[d] Intel 80486DX2 50 — — — 64 Desktop July 1993 (c.) [73][74]
Olivetti M480-60 Intel 80486 50 — 210 MB or 340 MB or 525 MB 8 16 Tower — [75]
Olivetti M6-520 Intel 80486SX or Pentium OverDrive 25 Optional 120 MB or 210 MB or 525 MB or 1.05 GB 8 64 Desktop — [76]
Olivetti M6-540 Intel 80486 or Pentium OverDrive 33 Optional 120 MB or 210 MB or 525 MB or 1.05 GB 8 64 Desktop — [76]
Olivetti M6-560 Intel 80486DX2 or Pentium OverDrive 66 Optional 120 MB or 210 MB or 525 MB or 1.05 GB 8 64 Desktop — [76]
Reply 286/16 Intel 80286 16 0 30 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB (EDSI) 2 8 Desktop November 1989 [77]
Reply 286/20 Intel 80286 20 0 30 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB (EDSI) 2 8 Desktop November 1989 [77]
Reply 386SX/16 Intel 80386SX 16 0 30 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB (EDSI) 2 8 Desktop March 1990 [77]
Reply 386SX/20 Intel 80386SX 20 0 30 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB (EDSI) 2 16 Desktop March 1990 [77]
Reply Model 16 Intel 80286 or Intel 80386SX 16 or 20 0 30 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB or 325 MB (EDSI) 8 8 Small form factor desktop March 1990 [78]
Reply Model 16 386SLC IBM 386SLC 20 0 120 MB 4 8 Small form factor desktop August 1992 [79]
Reply Model 16 486SLC2 IBM 486SLC2 40 0 120 MB 4 16 Small form factor desktop December 1992 [80]
Reply Model 32 Intel 80386 or Intel 80486SX or Intel 80486 25–33 (386) or 20 (486SX) or 25–50 (486DX) 64 (386DX at 25 MHz) or 128 (386DX at 33 MHz) 40 MB – 1.2 GB (EDSI) 4–16 32 (64 with adapter) Small form factor desktop November 1990 [81]
SNI PCM-3Dsx Intel 80386 16 (386) 0 40 MB – 160 MB (EDSI) 4 16 Small form factor desktop November 1990 [82]
Tandy 5000 MC[f] Intel 80386 20 — 40 MB (ST-506) or 84 MB 2 16 Desktop July 1988 [3][4][5]
Wang MC 350/16S Intel 80386 16 — 20 MB or 40 MB or 100 MB 2 8 Desktop September 1989 [83][84]
WLT
Systems[g]		 PC Express MC-316S-5 Intel 80386SX 16 — — 2 8 Desktop March 1990 [85][41]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ According to a Byte magazine cover story, the Apricot VX FT was the first i486-based computer system ever released.[29]
  2. ^ a b OEMed by Normerel SA, a division of SMT Goupil
  3. ^ Rebadged MiTAC MPS-3000F
  4. ^ a b Clone of the IBM PS/2 Model 90 XP 486
  5. ^ Rebadged MiTAC MPS-3000F
  6. ^ The first Micro Channel–based personal computer not manufactured by IBM
  7. ^ Mail-order subsidiary of Wang Laboratories

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This is a list of computer systems based on the Micro Channel architecture that were not manufactured by IBM Such third party computers were also referred to as PS 2 clones or MCA clones 1 2 The first third party Micro Channel based computer was Tandy Corporation s 5000 MC in July 1988 3 4 5 Despite expensive research and development costs on the part of third party manufacturers of Micro Channel computers in part due to the expensive licensing fees incurred by IBM in order to allow legal use of their technology by 1990 most MCA clones were not fully compatible with the Micro Channel architecture or expansion cards and peripherals based on Micro Channel 6 By the time IBM was winding down the PS 2 line of personal computers which in 1987 acted as the means of introducing Micro Channel to the general public in 1992 NCR Corporation remained one of the few committed vendors of MCA clones 7 Contents 1 Systems 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesSystems editMfg Model Processor Clock speed MHz L2 cache KB HDD Stock min memory Max memory MB Form factor Date introduced Ref s ALR PowerPro MC Intel 80486 33 64 512 CachePak boards 5 49 Tower January 1991 8 9 ALR PowerPro MC SMP DMP Intel 80486 or Intel 80486DX2 optionally dual 33 i486 50 i486DX 64 512 CachePak boards 5 49 Tower January 1992 10 11 ALR PowerCache 4 Intel 80486 25 128 150 MB or 340 MB SCSI 2 32 Tower or desktop July 1990 c 12 ALR Modular Processor System a k a MPS Intel 80386 or Intel 80486 25 i486 or 33 i386 and i486 64 512 non SCSI 1 49 Desktop November 1990 13 14 15 ALR Modular Processor System 486ASX a k a MPS II Intel 80486SX 20 64 512 None Model 80 or 80 MB Model 101 1 49 Desktop April 1991 16 ALR MicroFlex 3300 Intel 80386 33 32 64 70 MB or 120 MB or 642 MB 2 64 Tower October 1990 17 18 ALR MicroFlex 7000 Intel 80386 25 128 120 MB or 300 MB ESDI 2 16 Tower January 1989 19 20 Apricot Qi 300 Intel 80386SX 16 None 30 MB RLL or 50 MB SCSI or 120 MB 2 8 Desktop February 1989 21 22 122 23 Apricot Qi 600 a k a Qi PCi Intel 80386 25 64 50 MB RLL 510 MB SCSI 1 16 Desktop February 1989 21 22 24 Apricot Qi 900 Intel 80486 25 64 50 MB or 80 MB or 100 MB or 380 MB 1 16 Desktop April 1990 25 Apricot Qi 486SX 16 Intel 80486SX 25 128 50 MB RLL 510 MB SCSI 1 16 Desktop May 1992 26 27 Apricot Qi 486DX 25 Intel 80486 25 128 50 MB RLL 510 MB SCSI 1 16 Desktop April 1991 c 28 27 Apricot Qi 486DX 33 Intel 80486 33 128 50 MB RLL 510 MB SCSI 1 16 Desktop May 1992 26 27 Apricot Qi 486DX2 50 Intel 80486DX2 50 128 50 MB RLL 510 MB SCSI 1 16 Desktop May 1992 26 27 Apricot Qi 486DX2 66 Intel 80486DX2 66 128 50 MB RLL 510 MB SCSI 1 16 Desktop May 1992 26 27 Apricot VX FT a Intel 80386 or Intel 80486 25 64 or 128 157 MB or 347 MB or 647 MB or 1 05 GB 4 16 Tower September 1989 30 29 Apricot FTs a k a FT Mk II Intel 80486SX or Intel 80486 or Intel 80486DX2 optionally dual 25 i486SX or 33 i486 or 50 or 66 i486DX2 50 MB or 100 MB or 200 MB or 380 MB or 510 MB or 1 2 GB 1 16 Tower June 1991 31 32 Apricot FTe Intel 80486SX or Intel 80486 or Intel 80486DX2 25 i486SX or i486 or 33 i486 or 50 or 66 i486DX2 None 50 MB or 100 MB or 200 MB or 380 MB or 510 MB or 1 2 GB 1 16 Full tower July 1991 33 34 Apricot FT s Intel 80486DX2 or Intel Pentium 66 i486DX2 or 60 Pentium Various 192 i486DX2 or 256 Pentium 192 i486DX2 or 256 Pentium Tower June 1993 35 36 Apricot FT e Intel 80486DX2 or Intel Pentium 66 i486DX2 or 60 Pentium Various 192 i486DX2 or 256 Pentium 192 i486DX2 or 256 Pentium Full tower June 1993 35 37 Bull Micral 500 Intel 80386 20 200 MB Desktop October 1989 c 38 39 Cumulus GL Computer MC 386SX Intel 80386SX 25 80 MB 2 Desktop July 1992 40 Cumulus GL Computer MC 486 Intel 80486 33 200 MB 4 Desktop July 1992 40 First ClassSystems 325i Intel 80386 25 40 MB 2 16 Desktop April 1990 41 First ClassSystems F16 SX Intel 80386SX 16 40 MB 1 8 Desktop November 1989 41 42 First ClassSystems F20 DX Intel 80386 20 40 MB 2 16 Desktop November 1989 41 42 Grid Desk 386mc Intel 80386 20 2 16 Desktop April 1989 c 43 41 LeadingEdge Model D3 MC Intel 80386SX 16 1 4 Desktop April 1990 41 Memorex b Telex Model 7255 Intel 80386 16 4 8 Desktop February 1990 41 44 Memorex b Telex Model 7270 c Intel 80386 25 32 4 8 Desktop June 1990 41 45 46 Memorex Telex Model 8257 Intel 80386SX 20 February 1992 47 Memorex Telex Model 8290 Intel 80486 33 February 1992 47 Memorex Telex Model 9290 d Intel 80486DX2 50 64 Desktop November 1992 c 48 MiTAC MPS 3000F Intel 80386 25 32 1 24 Desktop January 1990 49 41 MiTAC MPS 2386 Intel 80386SX 16 40 MB or 100 MB 1 24 Desktop March 1989 c 50 6 99 101 41 NCR System 3320 Intel 80386SX 20 44 MB or 100 MB 2 8 Desktop 1990 51 NCR System 3325 Intel 80486SX 2XXX Intel 80486DX 3XXX Intel 80486DX2 4XXX Intel 80486DX4 7XXX 33 i486SX DX 66 i486DX2 100 i486DX4 0 16 i486SX or 128 Small form factor desktop 1990 52 NCR System 3335 Intel 80486SX 25 1 16 0 128 Small form factor desktop November 1991 53 54 NCR System 3340 Intel 80486 25 100 MB or 200 MB 2 16 Desktop 1990 55 NCR System 3345 Intel 80486 33 100 MB or 200 MB or 340 MB 4 64 Desktop 1990 56 NCR System 3350 Intel 80486SX or Intel 80486DX2 25 or 33 i486SX 66 i486DX2 120 MB or 213 MB or 340 MB or 535 MB or 1 05 GB 4 192 Desktop 1990 57 NCR System 3360 Intel Pentium optionally dual 60 0 512 parity based 256 EDAC based Tower 1990 58 NCR System 3410 Intel 80486SX or Intel 80486DX2 33 i486SX 66 i486DX2 213 MB or 340 MB or 535 MB or 1 05 GB 4 192 Tower 1990 59 NCR System 3416 Intel Pentium optionally dual 60 0 256 EDAC based 1000 and 1002 models 512 parity based 1010 model Tower 1990 60 NCR System 3430 Intel Pentium optionally dual 60 256 0 256 EDAC based 1000 and 1002 models 512 parity based 1010 model Tower 1990 61 NCR System 3445 Intel 80486 33 None or 200 MB or 327 MB or 670 MB 4 16 Tower 1990 62 NCR System 3550 Intel 80486DX2 up to 8 identical processors 50 256 external 8 KB internally per processor 320 MB 13 GB 16 256 Tower 1990 63 ResearchMachines Nimbus PC 286 Intel 80286 10 40 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB 1 16 Desktop April 1989 64 ResearchMachines Nimbus PC 386 Intel 80386 16 40 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB 1 16 Desktop April 1989 64 Olivetti P500 Intel 80386 16 40 MB or 80 MB or 135 MB ESDI 1 16 Desktop July 1989 65 66 Olivetti P700 e Intel 80386 25 32 1 24 Desktop July 1991 46 67 Olivetti P750 Intel 80486 25 100 MB or 200 MB 2 32 Desktop August 1990 68 69 Olivetti P800 Intel 80386 25 64 135 MB 4 16 Tower July 1989 65 66 Olivetti M300 25 a k a P500 E Intel 80386SX 20 60 MB 2 16 Desktop 70 Olivetti M480 30 Intel 80486 25 210 MB or 270 MB or 340 MB or 510 MB or 525 MB 4 32 Desktop 71 Olivetti M480 40 Intel 80486 33 210 MB or 340 MB or 525 MB 4 32 Desktop 72 Olivetti M480 50 d Intel 80486DX2 50 64 Desktop July 1993 c 73 74 Olivetti M480 60 Intel 80486 50 210 MB or 340 MB or 525 MB 8 16 Tower 75 Olivetti M6 520 Intel 80486SX or Pentium OverDrive 25 Optional 120 MB or 210 MB or 525 MB or 1 05 GB 8 64 Desktop 76 Olivetti M6 540 Intel 80486 or Pentium OverDrive 33 Optional 120 MB or 210 MB or 525 MB or 1 05 GB 8 64 Desktop 76 Olivetti M6 560 Intel 80486DX2 or Pentium OverDrive 66 Optional 120 MB or 210 MB or 525 MB or 1 05 GB 8 64 Desktop 76 Reply 286 16 Intel 80286 16 0 30 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB EDSI 2 8 Desktop November 1989 77 Reply 286 20 Intel 80286 20 0 30 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB EDSI 2 8 Desktop November 1989 77 Reply 386SX 16 Intel 80386SX 16 0 30 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB EDSI 2 8 Desktop March 1990 77 Reply 386SX 20 Intel 80386SX 20 0 30 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB EDSI 2 16 Desktop March 1990 77 Reply Model 16 Intel 80286 or Intel 80386SX 16 or 20 0 30 MB or 60 MB or 120 MB or 325 MB EDSI 8 8 Small form factor desktop March 1990 78 Reply Model 16 386SLC IBM 386SLC 20 0 120 MB 4 8 Small form factor desktop August 1992 79 Reply Model 16 486SLC2 IBM 486SLC2 40 0 120 MB 4 16 Small form factor desktop December 1992 80 Reply Model 32 Intel 80386 or Intel 80486SX or Intel 80486 25 33 386 or 20 486SX or 25 50 486DX 64 386DX at 25 MHz or 128 386DX at 33 MHz 40 MB 1 2 GB EDSI 4 16 32 64 with adapter Small form factor desktop November 1990 81 SNI PCM 3Dsx Intel 80386 16 386 0 40 MB 160 MB EDSI 4 16 Small form factor desktop November 1990 82 Tandy 5000 MC f Intel 80386 20 40 MB ST 506 or 84 MB 2 16 Desktop July 1988 3 4 5 Wang MC 350 16S Intel 80386 16 20 MB or 40 MB or 100 MB 2 8 Desktop September 1989 83 84 WLTSystems g PC Express MC 316S 5 Intel 80386SX 16 2 8 Desktop March 1990 85 41 See also editList of IBM PS 2 modelsNotes edit According to a Byte magazine cover story the Apricot VX FT was the first i486 based computer system ever released 29 a b OEMed by Normerel SA a division of SMT Goupil Rebadged MiTAC MPS 3000F a b Clone of the IBM PS 2 Model 90 XP 486 Rebadged MiTAC MPS 3000F The first Micro Channel based personal computer not manufactured by IBM Mail order subsidiary of Wang LaboratoriesReferences edit Seymour Jim November 15 1988 PS 2 Clones Time to Hedge and Straddle PC Magazine 7 19 Ziff Davis 77 via Google Books LaPlante Alice January 25 1988 MCA Clones Expected to 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