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'''American Computer and Peripheral''' ('''AC&P''') was an American computer company based in [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]], California. The company was founded in 1985 by Alan Lue and released several expansion boards for the [[IBM PC]] as well as a few [[IBM PC compatible|PC clones]] before going bankrupt in December 1989.{{sfn|Staff writer|1989|p=C2}} Obscure in its own time,{{sfnm|1a1=Amirrezvani|1a2=Rosenbaum|1a3=Trivette|1y=1986|1p=92|2a1=Shackelford|2y=1986|p=12C}} the company's 386 Translator was the first mass-market computer peripheral to offer consumers a means of using [[Intel]]'s newly released [[i386|80386]] processor in July 1986.
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| url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/632158013/
| title=The Encore Shop Introduces IBM-Comaptible American XT
| date=June 9, 1986
| work=The Charlotte Observer
| page=12C
| accessdate=October 18, 2021
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| quote='We were looking for a good quality inexpensive PC-type machine', [Larry] Hansen said. 'It doesn't have a well-known name but anyone who tries it will like it'. Customers can learn more about the American XT—manufactured by American Computer & Peripheral, Inc., of Santa Ana, Calif.
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