central processor, Intel D8088
Datecirca 1981
Inventory Number1998-1-0572
ClassificationCentral Processor Unit
Subject
Maker
Intel Corporation
1968-present
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions1 x 5.4 x 1.7 cm (3/8 x 2 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Material
Accessoriesprotective black foam pad
DescriptionThe central processor is mounted in a ceramic dual in-line package (DIP); a black rectangle with two parallel rows of twenty downward pointing metal connecting pins for mounting the components on a cutout circuit board. A black foam rectangular pad is placed between the two rows of pins to prevent them from bending inward and to protect the processor.
Signedtyped in grey on top panel of processor: i / D8088 / I2280007 / ©INTEL '78 '81
FunctionThe Intel D8088 is an early central microprocessor. Microprocessors are an integrated circuit designed to perform all necessary operations of a central processing unit (CPU). This particular microprocessor was used in the original IBM Personal Computer. It has a clock speed of 1 or 2 MHZ. The D8088 was an early predecessor to the modern Intel Pentium Processor.
A comprehensive discussion of the Intel D8088 is available here.
A comprehensive discussion of the Intel D8088 is available here.
Intel Corporation
Date: circa 1985
Object number: 1998-1-0575
Apple Computer Inc.
Date: circa 1998
Accessories: performance review article (in instrument file)
Object number: 2000-1-0003
Panelvision Corporation
Date: 1984
Accessories: single-board display controller
cable for display (1997-1-0686c)
shipping ticket/ hand carry pass dated June 11, 1997 (in instrument file)
letter to Dr. Richard V. Kollarits from William Andrewes dated June 16, 1997 regarding donation of MiniGraphic display and letter to William Andrewes from Dr. Richard V. Kollarits that accompanied the object upon donation on June 11, 1997 (in instrument file)
four sample color prints made with this display on micro-encapsulated photographic paper. 1. man in business suit, 2. woman crouching next to lawn ornament, 3. two clowns painting a third's face, 4. woman in winter hat and scarf (in instrument file)
copies of two articles by AT&T Bell Laboratories staff (Richard V. Kollarits, William, H. Ninke, David C. Gibbon) on color imaging and printing (in instrument file)
Panelvision pamphlet introducing the MiniGraphic multipurpose flat panel display, including instrument specifications, consumer prices, functioning and features (in instrument file)
1984 article by Panelvision employees (Peter Brody Fang-Chen Luo, Paul Malmberg) on active matrix technology (in instrument file)
Panelvision Corporation Fact Sheet, including details of company history and recent developments (in instrument file)
article about commercial debut of active matrix technology from Design Engineering newspaper, June 18, 1984 (in instrument file)
full circuit diagram and schematic for MiniGraphic Display Controller (in instrument file)
instruction manual and description of MiniGraphic Display Controller (two copies, in instrument file)
circuit diagrams and instruction manuals for the MiniGraphic Display (two booklets, in instrument file)
Object number: 1997-1-0686a
Motorola Inc.
Date: circa 1988
Accessories: original cardboard card packaging
Object number: 1998-1-0574
Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory
Date: 1947-2002
Object number: 2003-1-0291
Apple Computer Inc.
Date: circa 1995
Object number: 2000-1-0002
Apple Computer Inc.
Date: circa 1990
Accessories: Apple extended keyboard (1999-1-0014b); Apple desktop bus mouse (1999-1-0014c); Allied Telesis Ethernet transceiver (1999-1-0014d )
Object number: 1999-1-0014a
