Amstrad PC5386
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| The PC5286, from Amstrad's 1991 leaflet. No photograph of a PC5386 has been found; Science & Vie Micro expected it to join the PC5086 and PC5286 in the 5000 family | |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Amstrad plc |
| Type | Desktop personal computer |
| Released | Not confirmed |
| CPU | Intel 80386SX (16 MHz in a 1991 report; Wikipedia gives 20 MHz) |
| Memory | — |
| Storage | — |
| Display | — |
| Sound | — |
| Graphics | VGA |
| OS / Firmware | — |
The Amstrad PC5386 is an 80386SX model of Amstrad's PC5000 series, known only from a press report and from lists of Amstrad's PCs. In September 1991 Science & Vie Micro reported that a PC 5386 with a 16 MHz 386SX could join the PC5086 and PC5286, but that no launch date had been set.[1] Cliff Lawson of Amstrad lists a "5386" with an 80386SX and VGA graphics.[2] No advert, review, price list, manual or photograph of a PC5386 has been found, so it is not certain that the model went on sale.
Sources
[edit | edit source]| Source | Date | PC5386 |
|---|---|---|
| Science & Vie Micro no. 86, p. 76 | September 1991 | A third model, the PC 5386, "could" complete the 5000 family; no launch date set; a 16 MHz 386SX machine that could compete with the PC4386SX[1] |
| Info PC no. 76, p. 67 | November 1991 | Describes Amstrad's new Série 5 as 8086 and 80286 machines only, with two 8-bit or 16-bit slots and VGA monitors, from 4,990 to 11,990 F including tax. No 386SX model[3] |
| Cliff Lawson (Amstrad), "General notes on Amstrad PCs" | Copy made in 2005 | "5386 - 80386SX, VGA, AT", in a list of "most our PCs"[2] |
| Cliff Lawson (Amstrad), "Older AT PCs" | Copy made in 2005 | Names the 5386 among the PCs after the 4386SX[4] |
| Wikipedia, "Amstrad" | Current | A "PC5386SX" with a 20 MHz 80386SX, 2 MB of RAM and VGA, "launched 1991", given without a source[5] |
Info PC does not mention a 386SX model in the series. Science & Vie Micro (16 MHz) and Wikipedia (20 MHz) give different clock speeds.
Servicing
[edit | edit source]No source describes the PC5386's hardware. Science & Vie Micro found the PC5086 and PC5286 in the same small case as the Amstrad PC4386SX, and Lawson says Amstrad used PS/2-compatible keyboards and mice from the 5xxx series onwards.[1][2] For a machine badged PC5386, the Amstrad PC5286 Maintenance Guide and the Amstrad PC4386SX Maintenance Guide are the nearest guides. Check each step against the machine itself, since board numbers, link positions and component values may differ.
Related pages
[edit | edit source]- Amstrad PC5086 · Amstrad PC5286 · Amstrad PC4386SX
- Amstrad PC5286 Maintenance Guide · Amstrad PC5286 Troubleshooting Guide · Amstrad PC4386SX Maintenance Guide
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 L.C., "La gamme 5000 d'Amstrad: trois ordinateurs plus une console de jeu", Science & Vie Micro no. 86, September 1991, p. 76. Scan at archive.org/details/science-et-vie-micro-086. Retrieved 2026-10-21. The PC5086 and PC5286 already in the autumn–winter 1991–92 mail-order catalogues of La Redoute, the Camif and Les Trois Suisses, built in the same small case as the PC4386SX; "Un troisième modèle, le PC 5386, pourrait venir compléter la famille 5000", with no launch date set for this high-end machine with a 16 MHz Intel 386SX.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cliff Lawson (Amstrad plc), "General notes on Amstrad PCs" (general.htm), as preserved at freetimeweb.nl (copy made in February 2005). Retrieved 2026-10-21. A "potted spec of most our PCs", including "5386 - 80386SX, VGA, AT"; PS/2-compatible keyboards and mice from the 5xxx series onwards.
- ↑ "Série 5", new products, Info PC no. 76, November 1991, p. 67. Scan at archive.org/details/info-pc-76-novembre-1991. Retrieved 2026-10-21. "La nouvelle Série 5 d'Amstrad comprend des PC d'entrée de gamme à base de 8086 et des machines construites autour d'un 80286"; small cases with two 8-bit or 16-bit slots; single or twin 3.5-inch floppy drives or a floppy drive and 40 MB hard disc; mono or colour VGA monitor; PS/2-type mouse.
- ↑ Cliff Lawson (Amstrad plc), "Older AT PCs" (atpcs.htm), as preserved at freetimeweb.nl (copy made in February 2005). Retrieved 2026-10-21. "If you have any PC after the Amstrad 4386SX. That is 5286, 5386, 6486, 7486, 8486, 9486, 9486i, 9555, Integra then please follow this link."
- ↑ Wikipedia, "Amstrad", section "PC compatibles". Retrieved 2026-10-21. List entry "PC5386SX (20 MHz 80386SX CPU, 2 MB RAM, VGA graphics) launched 1991", without a citation.