Intel 80286

processor (Or "286", "i286") A microprocessor developed by

Intel. THe 80286 processor has a 16-bit data bus and

incorporates a memory management unit that allowed a limited

amount of multitasking. The 80286 only has a segmented MMU

while the later processors add a paged MMU "behind" the

segmented one.

The 80286 was the processor in the IBM PC AT personalcomputer.

(1995-02-21)