As forecast here back in April, NCR Corp is set to move from the Motorola stable in favour of Intel Corp iAPX-86 family microprocessor parts for future generations of its Tower range of multi-user Unix systems. On September 18, NCR is set to reveal a new line of Towers based upon the 80386, and possibly the 80486, as part of its Open Co-operative Computing environment. NCR currently uses Motorola’s 680X0 line exclusively in its Towers, and Intel’s 80X86 range only in its MS-DOS and OS/2 personal computers. The switch is no doubt in part a response to Motorola’s 68040 problems.
