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On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:33:34 -0700, JT wrote:

> Intel 8086 microprocessor was released in 1978. What device used the
> 8086 before 8086 was chosen for IBM PC 5150 in 1981 ?

The 8086 was not used for the IBM PC. It used the 8088 (same programmer 
architecture, but different bus width and pipeline size).