What computer was released in 1988?

Steve Jobs unveiled the NeXT computer on October 12, 1988. Sega released the Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive in Japan), in Japan on October 29, 1988, and later in North America on August 14, 1989. As of 2010, at least 20.4 million units were sold globally. Microsoft released Excel 1.5 for Mac in 1988. MS-DOS 4.01 was released in November 1988.

How much did a motherboard cost in 1988?

Back in 1988 you could purchase motherboards separately, but this would have been to replace a pre-existing one, as the concept of home-built PCs wasn't yet a thing. An 80286 12 MHz, zero wait-state motherboard with 8 expansion slots and an Award BIOS would sell for around $399 with no memory (and of course no CPU).

What processor was introduced in 1988?

Motorola released the 88000 processor in 1988. NTP (Network Time Protocol) was introduced in 1988. Octave was introduced in 1988. Intel 80386SX was introduced in 1988. Thinking Machines Inc. introduced WAIS (Wide Area Information Server) in 1988.