In the early 1980s, there was the IBM PC, with its 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 processor. Every self-respecting technology corporation wanted a piece of the action including processor manufacturers, and among those was NEC with their V20 chip and its V30 sibling. [The Silicon Underground] has a look back at the V20, with some technical details, history, and its place as a PC upgrade. By the time it was available in quantity the PC world had moved on from the 8088, so we saw it in relatively few machines. One to remember, if an early PC or clone cones your way.