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Intel history

Intel - Evolution of PC's with Intel Chips / Pricing

Year CPU Speed RAM VDU Storage Includes Price ($NZ)
1981 8088 PC 4.77MHz 64KB CGA 2 x 1.2MB FDD $8000?
1984 8088 PC XT 4.77MHz 256KB CGA 10 MB $14,000
1986 80286 PC AT 8MHz 512KB CGA 20MB $18,000?
1992 80286 16mhz 1MB VGA 52MB $2200
" " " " 102MB $2600
1993 80386 40MHz 4MB 14" sVGA 170MB $2900
1994 80486 33MHz 4MB sVGA 170MB $2000
1995 80486 DX4/100 8MB sVGA 540MB $2400
" " " " 1GB $2600
1996 Pentium 100Mhz 16MB sVGA
2MB
1.2GB
+ 4xCD
modem 14K4
16bit Sound
$2800
1997 Pentium 166Mhz 32MB sVGA
2MB
2.1GB
+ 12xCD
modem 36K6
16bit Sound
"
1998 Pentium II MMX 233MHz 64MB 15" (4MB Gr) 4.0GB
+ 24xCD
modem 56K $2000
" 300MHz " " 6.5GB
+24xCD
modem 56K $2800
2002 Celeron   1200MHz
(1.2GHz)
256MB 17" (shared Gr) 20.0GB/5400rpm
+ 24x10x40 CD RW
modem 56K
Printer, scanner, web cam
$2000
Pentium 4  1800MHz
(1.8GHz)
512MB 17" (64MB Gr) 60.0GB/5400rpm
+ 32x12x40 CD RW
modem 56K
Printer, scanner, web cam
$3000

[Rev: 02/28/2002 ] 24/6/97 © 1997-02 V/2-Com (Verhaart), P O Box 8415, Havelock North, New Zealand.