Intel’s 8086 microprocessor spawned the x86 standard for personal computers. ... Morse’s humble 8086 instruction set still lies at the heart of nearly every modern PC CPU, ...

As simple as a processor’s instruction set may seem, especially in a 1978-era one like the Intel 8086, there is quite a bit going on to go from something like a conditional jump instruction t… ...

The condition PLA evaluates microcode conditionals. As simple as a processor’s instruction set may seem, especially in a 1978-era one like the Intel 8086, there is quite a bit going on to go ...

From the 8086 through the 186, 286, 386, 486 and various Pentium models, right down to today's multicore chips, the x86 family of processors has dominated large swaths of computing. Why has the ...

1978: Intel introduces the 16-bit 8086 microprocessor. It will become an industry standard. ... 2003: AMD introduces the x86-64, a 64-bit superset of the x86 instruction set. 2004: ...