Intel Corp’s new iSBC-316/P16 single board AT-compatible OEM computer based on the 80386 at 16MHz (CI No 1,076) and similar forthcoming products seem to have found favour with some of the majors in a big way. In what sounds like bad news for resident supplier Ing C Olivetti & Co, AT&T is reportedly in for $100m of the things, which suggests less personal computer business going Olivetti’s way next year – after a nasty fall in 1987, shipments to AT&T have picked up substantially this year. And according to Electronic News, Unisys Corp has signed an even bigger OEM order for the things, wanting some $200m all told. None of the parties was making any comment.
