List of third-party Micro Channel computers
| Industry | Computer hardware |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
Area served | Worldwide |
This compilation details computer models utilizing the Micro Channel architecture produced by IBM. Computers created by other manufacturers following this architecture were often referred to as PS/2 clones or MCA clones. The inaugural third-party Micro Channel system was the Tandy Corporation 5000 MC, debuting in July 1988. Although substantial investments were made in research and development—including expensive IBM licensing costs—by 1990, the majority of MCA clones did not achieve complete compatibility with the Micro Channel architecture or its expansion cards. As IBM gradually discontinued the PS/2 series, which had introduced Micro Channel in 1987, by 1992 only a few companies like NCR Corporation continued producing MCA clone systems.
Systems
MiTAC MPS-3000F Intel80386 25 32 – 1 24 Desktop 1990-01 MiTAC MPS-2386 Intel80386SX 16 – 40 or100 MB 1 24 Desktop ~1989-03 NCR System3320 Intel80386SX 20 – 44 or100 MB 2 8 Desktop 1990 NCR System3325 Intel80486SX (-2000 series),80486DX (-3000 series),80486DX2 (-4000 series),80486DX4 (-7000 series) 33(i486SX/DX),66(i486DX2),100(i486DX4) – 0 16(i486SX) or128 Small form factor desktop 1990 NCR System3335 Intel80486SX 25 – 1 128 Small form factor desktop 1991-11 NCR System3340 Intel80486 25 – 100 or200 MB 2 16 Desktop 1990 NCR System3345 Intel80486 33 – None,200,327,or670 MB 4 16 Tower 1990 NCR System3350 Intel80486SX or DX2 25/33(i486SX),66(i486DX2) – 120 to1.05 GB 4 192 Desktop 1990 NCR System3360 Pentium (dual optional) 60 – – 0 512(parity-based),256(EDAC-based) Tower 1990 NCR System3410 Intel80486SX or DX2 33(i486SX),66(i486DX2) – 213 to1.05 GB 4 192 Tower 1990 NCR System3416 Pentium (dual optional) 60 – – 0 256(EDAC-based,-1000/-1002 models),512(parity-based,-1010 model) Tower 1990 NCR System3430 Pentium (dual optional) 60 256 – 0 256(EDAC-based,-1000/-1002 models),512(parity-based,-1010 model) Tower 1990 NCR System3445 Intel80486 33 – None,200,327,or670 MB 4 16 Tower 1990 NCR System3550 Intel80486DX2 (up to eight processors) 50 256(external;8 KB internally per processor) 320MB to13GB 16 256 Tower 1990 Research Machines Nimbus PC286 Intel80286 10 – 40,60,or120MB 1 16 Desktop 1989-04 Research Machines Nimbus PC386 Intel80386 16 – 40,60,or120MB 1 16 Desktop 1989-04 Olivetti P500 Intel80386 16 – 40,80,or135MB(ESDI) 1 16 Desktop 1989-07 Olivetti P700(Rebadged MiTAC MPS3000F) Intel80386 25 32 – 1 24 Desktop 1991-07 Olivetti P750 Intel80486 25 – 100 or200MB 2 32 Desktop 1990-08 Olivetti P800 Intel80386 25 64 135MB 4 16 Tower 1989-07 Olivetti M300-25(P500/E) Intel80386SX 20 – 60MB 2 16 Desktop – Olivetti M480 series (30/40/50/60) i486 and variants; some with DX2 and Pentium OverDrive 20 to50 MHz Optional L2 cache Varied HDD: up to ~525MB+ Memory ranges from4 to64MB stock; up to64MB max Form factors: Desktop and Tower Dates: early '90s Reply Corporation 286 and386 models includingSLC andSLC2486 variants Clocks from16 to40 MHz No L2 cache HDDs from30 to120MB EDSI Memory: up to16MB stock/max Mostly small form factor desktops Dates: late '80s to early '90s Siemens Nixdorf PCM3Dsx i386 @16 MHz No L2 cache 40 to160MB EDSI HDD Memory up to16MB stock/max Small form factor desktop Date: ~Nov. '90 Tandy Corporation 5000 MC (first MCA non IBM) i386 @20 MHz No L2 cache 40 or84MB HDD ST506 interface Memory up to16MB stock/max Desktop form factor Date: mid '88 Wang Laboratories/WLT Systems MC350/16S and PC Express MC316S5 models i386 processors @16 MHz No L2 cache HDD from20 to100MB Memory up to8MB stock/max Desktops; WLT was Wang's mail-order subsidiary Dates: late '80s to early '90s Wells American CompuStar hybrid ISA-MCA system with modular bus design allowing flexible expansion slots Processors ranged from8086 @5 MHz to80386 @25 MHz Memory max up to16MB depending on CPU; tower form factor; introduced in1988| Manufacturer | Model | CPU | Clock Speed (MHz) |
L2 Cache (KB) |
Hard Drive | Default/Minimum Memory |
Maximum Memory (MB) |
Case Type | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALR | PowerPro/MC | Intel 80486 | 33 | 64–512 (via CachePak boards) | – | 5 MB | 49 MB | Tower | 1991-01 |
| ALR | PowerPro/MC SMP/DMP | Intel 80486 or dual 80486DX2 (optional) | 33 (i486) 50 (i486DX) |
64–512 (via CachePak boards) | – | 5 MB | 49 MB | Tower | 1992-01 |
| ALR | PowerCache 4 | Intel 80486 | 25 | 128 | 150 MB or 340 MB (SCSI) | 2 MB | 32 MB | Tower or Desktop | ~1990-07 |
| ALR | Modular Processor System (MPS) | Intel 80386 or 80486 | 25 (i486) or 33 (i386 and i486) | 64–512 | – (non-SCSI) | 1 MB | 49 MB | Desktop | 1990-11 |
| ALR | Modular Processor System 486ASX (MPS II) | Intel 80486SX | 20 | 64–512 | None (Model 80) or 80 MB (Model 101) | 1 MB | 49 MB | Desktop | 1991-04 |
| ALR | MicroFlex 3300 | Intel 80386 | 33 | 32–64 | Options: 70 MB,120 MB, or 642 MB | 2 MB | 64 MB | Tower | 1990-10 |
| ALR | MicroFlex 7000 | Intel 80386 | 25 | 128 | 120 MB or 300 MB (ESDI) | 2 MB | max.16 MB | Tower | 1989-01 |
| Apricot | Qi300 | Intel 80386SX | 16 | – | 30 MB RLL,50 MB SCSI, or120 MB | 2 | 8 | Desktop | 1989-02 |
| Apricot | Qi600 (Qi PCi) | Intel80386 | 25 | 64 | 50 MB RLL –510 MB SCSI | 1 | 16 | Desktop | 1989-02 |
| Apricot | Qi900 | Intel80486 | 25 | 64 | 50,80,100,or380 MB | 1 | 16 | Desktop | 1990-04 |
| Apricot | Qi486SX-16 | Intel80486SX | 25 | 128 | 50 MB RLL –510 MB SCSI | 1 | 16 | Desktop | 1992-05 |
| Apricot | Qi486DX-25 | Intel80486 | 25 | 128 | 50 MB RLL –510 MB SCSI | 1 | 16 | Desktop | ~1991-04 |
| Apricot | Qi486DX-33 | Intel80486 | 33 | 128 | 50 MB RLL –510 MB SCSI | 1 | 16 | Desktop | 1992-05 |
| Apricot | Qi486DX2-50 | Intel80486DX2 | 50 | 128 | 50 MB RLL –510 MB SCSI | 1 | 16 | Desktop | 1992-05 |
| Apricot | Qi486DX2-66 | Intel80486DX2 | 66 | 128 | 50 MB RLL –510 MB SCSI | 1 | 16 | Desktop | 1992-05 |
|
Apricot |
VX FT (first i486-based system) |
Intel80386 or80486 |
25 |
64 or128 |
157,347,647 KB or1.05 GB |
4 |
16 |
Tower |
1989-09 |
|
Apricot |
FTs (FT Mk II) |
Intel80486SX,80486,or80486DX2 (optional dual) |
25(i486SX),33(i486),or50/66(i486DX2) |
– |
50 to1.2 GB |
1 |
16 |
Tower |
1991-06 |
|
Apricot |
FTe |
Intel80486SX,80486,or80486DX2 |
25/33/50/66 |
None |
50 to1.2 GB |
1 |
16 |
Full-tower |
1991-07 |
|
Apricot |
FT//s |
Intel80486DX2 or Pentium |
66(i486DX2) or60(Pentium) |
– |
Various |
192(i486DX2) or256(Pentium) |
192(i486DX2) or256(Pentium) |
Tower |
1993-06 |
|
Apricot |
FT//e |
Intel80486DX2 or Pentium |
66(i486DX2) or60(Pentium) |
– |
Various |
192(i486DX2) or256(Pentium) |
192(i486DX2) or256(Pentium) |
Full-tower |
1993-06 |
|
Bull |
Micral500 |
Intel80386 |
20 |
– |
200MB |
– |
– |
Desktop |
~1989-10 |
|
Cumulus |
GL Computer/MC386SX |
Intel80386SX |
25 |
– |
80MB |
2 |
– |
Desktop |
1992-07 |
|
Cumulus |
GL Computer/MC486 |
Intel80486 |
33 |
– |
200MB |
4 |
– |
Desktop |
1992-07 |
|
First Class Systems |
325i |
Intel80386 |
25 |
– |
40MB |
2 |
16 |
Desktop |
1990-04 |
|
First Class Systems |
F16/SX |
Intel80386SX |
16 |
– |
40MB |
1 |
8 |
Desktop |
1989-11 |
|
First Class Systems |
F20/DX |
Intel80386 |
20 |
– |
40MB |
2 |
16 |
Desktop |
1989-11 |
|
Grid |
Desk386mc |
Intel80386 |
20 |
– |
– |
2 |
16 |
Desktop |
~1989-04 |
|
Leading Edge |
Model D3/MC |
Intel80386SX |
16 |
– |
– |
1 |
4 |
Desktop |
1990-04 |
|
Memorex |
Telex Model7255 |
Intel80386 |
16 |
– |
– |
4 |
8 |
Desktop |
1990-02 |
|
Memorex |
Telex Model7270 |
Intel80386 |
25 |
32 |
– |
4 |
8 |
Desktop |
1990-06 |
|
Memorex |
Telex Model8257 |
Intel80386SX |
20 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1992-02 |
|
Memorex |
Telex Model8290 |
Intel80486SX |
33 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1992-02 |
|
Memorex |
Telex Model9290 |
Intel80486DX2 |
50 |
– |
– |
– |
64 |
Desktop |
~1992-11 |