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The one truly important 8086-based machine I can think of is the Japanese NEC PC-9801, so it would make some sense for someone to clone a machine like that. Tho
by MenhirMike 3y ago
The one truly important 8086-based machine I can think of is the Japanese NEC PC-9801, so it would make some sense for someone to clone a machine like that. Though I'm not sure if I'd clone the original 9801 that kicked off the entire line or rather go for the much improved NEC V30 chip instead. (Which also powered Irem's M72 Arcade Board, which ran R-Type, and the latter M82/M84 boards that gave us R-Type II - though arguably, arcade boards aren't in the same category as home computers)