Curiously, the Intel 8086 was conceived as a stopgap while the more technologically ambitious 32-bit iAPX 432 struggled with repeated delays. Developed in just 18 months, it...
  • jdnewmil@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 days ago

    The processor designed for timesharing 8080 programs efficiently by adding 16 bit addresses to 16 bit page numbers shifted by 4 bits because who could afford more than 1MB of RAM anyway?