IBM 5162 - Some Documentation Pointers
"An Introduction to the XT Model 286"
Pages 1145-1152 (PDF pages 1177-1184) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs - Tenth Anniversary Edition
IBM manual - 'Guide to Operations'
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IBM manual - 'Technical Reference'
Found at this link
IBM's product announcement
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IBM 5162 and 5170 Service Summary
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InfoWorld Magazine article (Sep 1986)
"IBM Announces $3,995 XT To Replace Midlevel PC AT"
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InfoWorld Magazine article (Sep 1986)
"Disk Speed of XT 286 Puzzles Observers"
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Computerworld magazine article (Nov 1986)
Discusses apparent lack of demand.
Note that the AT (IBM 5170) used as a comparison is the AT of the time, the 8 MHz version of the AT, not the earlier released 6 MHz models.
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PC Magazine article (Feb 1987)
Discusses possible connection to the rumoured 'PC II'.
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InfoWorld Magazine article (Jul 1987)
Removal from market.
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