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=== XT 286 {{anchor|IBM XT 286}} ===

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In 1986, the '''XT 286''' (model 5162) was released with a 6&nbsp;MHz [[Intel 80286]] processor. Despite being marketed as a lower-tier model than the [[IBM Personal Computer/AT|IBM AT]], this system runs many applications faster than the ATs of the time with 6&nbsp;MHz 286 processors, since it has zero-[[wait state]] RAM.<ref name="Mueller92" />{{rp|95}}

It shipped with 640&nbsp;KB RAM standard, an AT-style 1.2&nbsp;MB high-density diskette drive and a 20&nbsp;MB hard disk.<ref name="sim81">Personal Computer Family Service Information Manual (January 1989), IBM document SA38-0037-00, pages 8-1 to 8-2</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NZrPkWywRXgC&pg=PA155 "The AT Clone from IBM"], ''PC Magazine'', January 13, 1987</ref> Despite these features, reviews rated it as a poor market value.<ref name="Inc.1987">{{cite book|author=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_yjAEAAAAMBAJ|title=InfoWorld|date=March 23, 1987|publisher=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_yjAEAAAAMBAJ/page/n48 49]|issn=0199-6649}}</ref>