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RSS FeedsBirth of a standard: The Intel 8086 microprocessor turns 40 today
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8 june 2018 16:18:16

 
Birth of a standard: The Intel 8086 microprocessor turns 40 today
(PCWorld)
 


The release of Intel´s 8086 microprocessor in 1978 was a watershed moment for personal computing. The DNA of that chip is likely at the center of whatever computer-Windows, Mac, or Linux-you´re using to read this, and it helped transform Intel from merely one of many chip companies to the world´s largest. Intel´s 8086 microprocessor spawned the x86 standard for personal computers. What´s most surprising about the tremendous success of the 8086, though, is how little people expected of it when it was first conceived. The history of this revolutionary processor is a classic tale of how much a small team of bright engineers can accomplish when they´re given the freedom to do their jobs in innovative ways.To read this article in full, please click here


 
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