At the risk of stating the obvious, a PC is more than just its processor ... as [GloriousCow] shows us by bus-sniffing the original IBM Model 5150. A little background is perhaps in order.

Originally shared here: https://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum/genres/pcs-and-clones/72067-ibm-5160-overclock-sergey-s-way In that thread Sergey Malinov posted a proposal ...

Many EPROM adapters won't work as a BIOS replacement in the IBM PC 5150 because they sit too close to the floppy drive. I designed these adapters to fit specifically in the 5150 but they will of ...

Without the 8088 we wouldn't have the likes of the IBM Model 5150 – commonly known as the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) – which was one of the first machines to use it when it launched in 1981.