The 386 had the same restrictions in the 80's. Intel even had ads like Apple's boasting that it's performance forced it to be export controlled. From https://w

The 386 had the same restrictions in the 80's. Intel even had ads like Apple's boasting that it's performance forced it to be export controlled. From https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/19/business/in-shift-us-eases-computer-exports-to-eastern-bloc.html https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/19/business/in-shift-us-ease...: > Robert Beach, a spokesman for the Compaq Computer Corporation in Houston, said: ''We are pleased to see that the regulations have been relaxed. It's good any time these things are done.'' But like Apple, the Compaq official said that ''we don't see any great impact on Compaq in the near term.'' Compaq's product line has migrated to the Intel 80386 processor, which is still restricted. ''We would welcome further relaxation to include 386 machines,'' he added.