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**IBM PC/XT/AT Chip Sets
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***Overview (History):
The original chipsets used  by IBM for the PC and XT  are based on the
Intel iAPX 88  system.  Some additional components are  taken from the
MCS-80/85 system.   The iAPX 88  system consists  of the 8088  CPU and
support chips.  It is a modification of the iAPX 86 system (8086 CPU),
with the iAPX 86 having a 16-bit  external bus, and the iAPX 88 having
an 8-bit  external bus. The iAPX  86 system was formerly  known as the
MCS-86 system.

The chips used in  Both the PC/XT and the AT  were introduced by Intel
at various  different times over  approximately a decade  between 1975
and  1984.  In  addition there  are various  different revisions  of a
particular chip. Due to these differences, relying on a datasheet from
a particular  year alone, is  insufficient. So for a  particular chip,
differences between the datasheets are  noted. This information can be
found in the ****Notes section of  each chip. The information from the
datasheets, quoted  in this document,  is not the  complete datasheet.
The  actual datasheet  contains more  information.  This  is done  for
brevity.

Also included  is information about  forerunners of chips used  by the
IBM systems.  For example, the 8255 (forerunner to the 8255A) has been
included.   At  a bit  more  of a  stretch,  the  8257 (essentially  a
forerunner to the 8237) has also been included.

***Summary of sections:...
***§1: Intel MCS-8x/iAPX Microprocessor families:...
***§2: Intel Chip Specifications 1975 - Jan 1982:...
***§3: IBM PC/XT: Original system chips: ...
***§4: Intel Chip Specifications Jan 1982 - Jan? 1984...
***§5: IBM AT: Original system chips:...
***§6: Intel Chip Specifications Jan? 1984 - 1989...
**82230/82231 High Integration AT-Compatible Chip Set(ZyMOS)   c:Aug88...
**82310       Micro Channel Compatible Peripheral Chip Set    04/21/88...
**82311       High Integration MCA Compatible Perip. Chip Set 11/14/88...
**82320       MCA compatible Chipset           [no datasheet] 04/10/89...
**82340DX     Chip Set (VLSI) (82346/82345/82355)             01/08/90...
**82340SX     Chip Set (VLSI) (82343/82344)                   01/25/89...
**82350       EISA Chip Set                                   07/10/89...
**82350DT     EISA Chip Set                                   04/22/91...
**82420TX/ZX  PCIset (for 486) TX (Saturn), ZX (Saturn II)     c:Nov92...
**82420EX     PCIset (for 486) EX (Aries)   (82425EX/82426EX)   <Dec94...
**82430LX     PCIset (Pentium) LX (Mercury) (82433LX/82434LX) 03/22/93...
**82430NX     PCIset (Pentium) NX (Neptune) (82433NX/82434NX)    Mar94...
**82430FX     PCIset (Pentium) FX (Triton I) (82437FX/82438FX)01/31/95...
**82430MX     PCIset (Pentium) MX (Mobile Triton)(82437/438MX)11/01/95...
**82430HX     PCIset (Pentium) HX (Triton II) (82439HX)       02/12/96...
**82430VX     PCIset (Pentium) VX (Triton II) (82437VX/82438) 02/12/96...
**82430TX     PCIset (Pentium) TX (Triton II) (82439TX)       02/17/97...
**82450KX/GX  PCIset (Pentium Pro) KX/GX (Mars/Orion)         11/01/95...
**
**Support Chips:
**82091AA     Advanced Interface Peripheral (AIP)                  c93...
**8289        Bus Arbiter (808x)                                   c79...
**82289       Bus Arbiter for iAPX 286 Processor Family            c83...
**82258       Advanced Direct Memory Access Coprocessor(ADMA) 01/01/84...
**82335       High-Integration Interface Device For 386SX      c:Nov88...
**82360SL     I/O Subsystem                                   10/05/90...
**82370       Integrated System Peripheral (for 82376)         c:Oct88...
**82371FB/SB  PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator 82371FB/82371SB (PIIX/3) 01/31/95...
**82371MX     Mobile PCI I/O IDE Xcelerator (MPIIX)           11/01/95...
**82371AB     PCI-TO-ISA / IDE Xcelerator 82371AB (PIIX4)     02/17/97
***Notes:...
***Info:...
***Versions:...
***Features:
o   Supported Kits for both Pentium and Pentium II Microprocessors
    - 82430TX ISA Kit
    - 82440LX ISA/DP Kit
o   Multifunction PCI to ISA Bridge
    - Supports PCI at 30 MHz and 33 MHz
    - Supports PCI Rev 2.1 Specification
    - Supports Full ISA or Extended I/O (EIO) Bus
    - Supports Full Positive Decode or Subtractive Decode of PCI
    - Supports ISA and EIO at 1/4 of PCI Frequency
o   Supports both Mobile and Desktop Deep Green Environments
    - 3.3V Operation with 5V Tolerant Buffers
    - Ultra-low Power for Mobile Environments Support
    - Power-On Suspend, Suspend to RAM, Suspend to Disk, and Soft-
      OFF System States
    - All Registers Readable and Restorable for Proper Resume
      from 0.V Suspend
o   Power Management Logic
    - Global and Local Device Management
    - Suspend and Resume Logic
    - Supports Thermal Alarm
    - Support for External Microcontroller
    - Full Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
      (ACPI) Revision 1.0 Specification and OS Directed Power 
      Management
o   Integrated IDE Controller
    - Independent Timing of up to 4 Drives
    - PIO Mode 4 and Bus Master IDE Transfers up to 14 Mbytes/sec
    - Supports "Ultra DMA/33" Synchronous DMA Mode Transfers up to  
      33 Mbytes/sec
    - Integrated 16 x 32-bit Buffer for IDE POI Burst Transfers
    - Supports Glue-less "Swap-Bay" Option with Full Electrical 
      Isolation
o   Enhanced DMA Controller
    - Two 82C37 DMA Controllers
    - Supports PCI DMA with 3 PC/PCI Channels and Distributed DMA
      Protocols (Simultaneously)
    - Fast Type-F DMA for Reduced PCI Bus Usage
o   Interrupt Controller Based on Two 82C59
    - 15 Interrupt Support
    - Independently; Programmable for Edge/Level Sensitivity
    - Supports Optional I/O APIC
    - Serial Interrupt Input
o   Timers Based on 82C54
    - System Timer, Refresh Request, Speaker Tone Output
o   USB
    - Two USB 1.0 Ports for Serial Transfers at 12 or 1.5 Mbit/sec
    - Supports Legacy Keyboard and Mouse Software with USB-based
      Keyboard and Mouse
    - Supports UHCI Design Guide
o   SMBus
    - Host Interface Allows CPU to Communicate Via SMBus
    - Slave Interface Allows External SMBus Master to Control 
      Resume Events
o   Real-Time Clock
    - 256-byte Battery-Back CMOS SRAM
    - Includes Date Alarm
    - Two 8-byte Lockout Ranges
o   Microsoft Win95 Compliant
o   324 mBGA Package

**82374/82375 PCI-EISA Bridge (82374EB/82375EB, 374SB/375SB)   c:Mar93...
**82378       System I/O (SIO) (82378IB and 82378ZB)           c:Mar93...
**82379AB     System I/O-APIC (SIO.A)                           <Dec94...
**82380       32-bit DMA Controller w/ Integrated Peripherals 02/01/87...
**82380FB/AB  PCIset: 82380FB Mobile PCI-to-PCI Bridge(MPCI2) 02/17/97...
**82384       Clock Generator and Reset Interface                  c86...
**82385       32-bit Cache Controller for 80386               09/29/87...
**82385SX     32-bit Cache Controller for 80386SX             01/25/89...
**82395DX     High Performance Smart Cache                    06/18/90...
**82395SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90
***Notes:...
**82396SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90...
**82485       Turbo Cache (and 485Turbocache)                      c90...
**82489DX       Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller    10/12/92...
**82495DX/490DX DX CPU-Cache Chip Set                           <Sep91...
**82495XP/490XP Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for i860)       06/05/91...
**82496/491     Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P5 Pentium) 03/22/93...
**82497/492   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
**82498/493   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
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