Happy 40th Anniversary to the Original Intel 8086 and the x86 Architecture

Posted by Ed Zirkle on June 8, 2018
Posted in: Computer, Intel, IT. Tagged: , , , , , , . Leave a comment

Forty years ago today, Intel launched the original 8086 microprocessor — the grandfather of every x86 CPU ever built, including the ones we use now. This, it must be noted, is more or less the opposite outcome of what everyone expected at the time, including Intel.

Read all about it HERE and HERE

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Image by Thomas Nguyen

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