Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1978, Intel Corp. introduced its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086, with a splashy ad heralding “the dawn of a new era.” Overblown? Sure, but also prophetic. While the ...

Editor’s Note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld’s Macintosh Knowledge Center. Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1978, Intel introduced its first 16-bit ...

Intel has opened its promised 'sweepstake' today, giving 8,086 people around the world the opportunity of winning a 5GHz Core i7-8086K CPU. The competition is being held to celebrate the 40 th ...

The 8086 has been around since 1978, so it’s pretty well understood. As the namesake of the prevalent x86 architecture, it’s often studied by those looking to learn more about microprocessors in ...

Almost 40 years ago, Intel announced "a new era of integrated electronics" with the advent of the 4004 processor. While this might have been the first ever microprocessor, it's hard to think of it as ...

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Executable software written to the original Intel 16-bit 8086/8088 chip, which is limited to 1MB of memory. See Real Mode. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...

On June 1, 1979, Intel introduced the 4.77 MHz 8088 microprocessor, featuring 16-bit registers and, unlike its predecessor, the 16-bit 8086, had an 8-bit external data bus. With that, as well as ...