Intel 8086 microprocessor was released in 1978. What device used the
8086 before 8086 was chosen for IBM PC 5150 in 1981 ?
On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:33:34 -0700, JT wrote:
Intel 8086 microprocessor was released in 1978. What device used the
8086 before 8086 was chosen for IBM PC 5150 in 1981 ?
The 8086 was not used for the IBM PC. It used the 8088 (same programmer architecture, but different bus width and pipeline size).
On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 6:24:41 PM UTC-4, Bob Eager wrote:
On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:33:34 -0700, JT wrote:
Intel 8086 microprocessor was released in 1978. What device used the
8086 before 8086 was chosen for IBM PC 5150 in 1981 ?
The 8086 was not used for the IBM PC. It used the 8088 (same programmer
architecture, but different bus width and pipeline size).
You are right about 8088. I saw an AMD 8088 on the real IBM 5150
motherboard. what device used 8088 before IBM???
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