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Intel SDK-86	Computers	Home Computer	U.S.A.	1979	Intel 8086	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos docs oc_id source SDK-86 /media/museum/photos/intel_sdk86_board_1.jpg /companies/intel Intel label value NAME SDK-86 label value MANUFACTURER Intel label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1979 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE ROM Monitor label value KEYBOARD Hexadecimal 24 keys label value CPU Intel 8086 label value SPEED 2.5 or 5 Mhz (jumper selectable) label value RAM 2 KB expandable to 4 KB label value ROM 8 KB (Monitor) label value TEXT MODES 8-digit led label value I/O PORTS Processor bus, Parallel and Serial I/O label value POWER SUPPLY + 5V, -12V external AC adaptor label value PRICE $780 photos docs 561 title subtitle text image DOCUMENTATION SDK_86 documentation included - Assembly manual\ - User's manual and user's guide\ - 8086 reference guide\ - Monitor listing\ - System schematics. /media/museum/photos/intel_sdk86_manual_2.jpg title subtitle text image DOCUMENTATION DETAIL Detail of a construction step in the assembly documentation /media/museum/photos/intel_sdk86_manual_1.jpg title url cover text SDK-86 - MCS-86 SYSTEM DESIGN KIT - USER'S MANUAL null /media/museum/docs/couvs/intel_sdk86_user-manual_doc.jpg **SDK-86 - MCS-86 SYSTEM DESIGN KIT - USER'S MANUAL**\ written by Intel  compiled/archived by Mustafa Abdullah Katie\  type of document : PDF\  size : 5.6 MB **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** 570 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20221205041938/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=570 2022-12-05

The SDK-86 (System Design Kit) was the first available computer using the Intel 8086 microprocessor. It was sold as a single board kit at a cheaper price than a single 8086 chip! because Intel thought that the success of a microprocessor depends on its evaluation by as many users as possible. All major components were socketed and the kit could be assembled by anyone having a limited technical knowledge thanks to a clear and complete assembly manual. The system could be used with the on-board keyboard and display or connected to a serial video terminal.

The internal ROM monitor offered the following commands:

S (Substitute Memory): Displays / Modifies memory locations
X (Examine / Modify registers) : Displays / Modifies 8086 registers
D (Display memory): Displays memory content
M (Move): Moves block of memory data
I (Port Input): Receives data from input port
O (Port Output): Send data to input port
G (Go): Execute user program
N (Single Step): Execute single program instruction
R (Read File): Read object file from tape to memory
W (Write File): Writes block of memory to tape.