As one of the first widely available processors with a 32-bit instruction set, and running at relatively high speeds for the era, the 68k was a popular design through the 1980s. It was widely used in a new generation of personal computers with graphical user interfaces, including the Apple Macintosh, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and many others. It competed primarily against the Intel 8088, found in the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC), which it easily outperformed. The 68k and 8088 pushed other designs, like the Zilog Z8000 and , into niche markets, and made Motorola a major player in the CPU space.