Without the 8088 we wouldn't have the likes of the IBM Model 5150 – commonly known as the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) – which was one of the first machines to use it when it launched in 1981.

IBM's site stated: They went to Microsoft for the operating system (QDOS, renamed PC-DOS and later sold by Microsoft as MS-DOS) and to Intel for its 8088 processor. They chose an existing monitor ...

Do you ever sit at your 1981 vintage IBM PC and get the urge to pop onto ... created by [jhhoward], that will happily run on an 8088 CPU or compatible, without requiring any fiddling with EMS ...

A minimal single-board computer based on the Intel 8088 processor. That's the same processor used in the original IBM PC, but this is just a simple project and doesn't strive for PC/DOS compatibility.

he tested the client on a real 1984 vintage IBM 5155 Portable PC. This semi-portable PC/XT model sports a 4.77 MHz 8088 CPU, 640 kB of RAM and a CGA video card with a built-in monochrome monitor.

See 286. The original PC launched by IBM in 1981 used Intel's 16-bit 8088 CPU. This chip family was designed so that the installed base of CP/M applications could be easily ported to the new ...

The Intel 8088 is a variant of the Intel 8086 ... by Intel Corporation. Later used for the IBM Instruments Laboratory Computer. In exchange for giving Intel the rights to its bubble memory designs.

The IBM PC used the Intel 8088 microprocessor, a factor which was also pivotal to Intel's growing success. The machine used magnetic tape to load data, and featured an optional floppy disk drive.

What was it like to code a simple game in the dawn of the personal computer age? This is an exploration of game programming for an IBM PCjr using 8088 assembly.