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IBM PS/2 Model 55 SX (8555)

IBM PS/2 · 1989

A desktop Micro Channel machine built around the 386SX, the cut-down chip that gave 386 instructions on a 16-bit bus. That combination made it IBM's volume business PS/2 and a common OS/2 workstation, so surviving examples often carry period software and adapters. The 55 SX is the easiest way into Micro Channel: small enough to shelve, plentiful enough to be affordable, and it takes the same reference-diskette configuration dance as its larger relatives.

As catalogued

Maker
IBM
CPU
Intel 80386SX-16
Memory
2MiB, 4MiB, 8MiB
Styles
8555-031, 8555-061, 8555-081, 8555-LT0
Regions
US, UK, Europe
Chassis
desktop, Micro Channel
OS
IBM PC DOS 4 / OS/2

Chips

2
CPU
Intel 80386SX
FPU
Intel 80387SX

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RH-0237IBM PS/2 Model 55SX Computer · 1987
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