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**IBM PC/XT/AT Chip Sets
***Datasheets:...
***Read Me:
This section, IBM PC/XT/AT "Chip Sets",  is very long and detailed. It
is  perhaps over  detailed. However  all  other chips  listed in  this
document are derived from these chips.  Besides if you're reading this
document, details may interest you:-)

If  you  just  want to  get  to  info  on  the chips,  choose  section
6. Reading ***Summary of sections, will help.

***Overview (History):...
***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
****8255A ----- Programmable Peripheral Interface                  c78...
****8253 ------ Programmable Interval Timer                        c76...
****8259A ----- Programmable Interrupt Controller                  c79...
****8284A ----- Clock Generator and Driver                         c81...
****8288 ------ Bus Controller                                     c79...
****8254 ------ Programmable Interval Timer                        c81...
****8237A ----- High Performance Programmable DMA Controller       c81...
****8042/8742 - Universal Peripheral Interface                     c82...
****82284 ----- Clock Generator and Ready Interface                c82...
****82288 ----- Bus Controller                                     c82...
***§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...
**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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**Later chipsets (basic spec):
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**450NX  (?)            06/29/98:...
**?????  (Profusion)    c:99...
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