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.

This small difference would be the key to the wider use of the 8088 later. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the personal computer industry was just starting. Companies like Apple, Commodore ...

What a brilliant design! Want to roll your own x86 computer from scratch? Consider this schematic (pdf warning) from [Scott’s] 8088 SCB project. Take a look at the processor – he’s only ...

See 8088 and CPM. The 8088's simple architecture was limited to one megabyte of RAM. Nobody knew it would evolve into the world's largest desktop computer standard. Subsequent 32-bit 386 ...

The computer system itself is based around the NEC v20 8088-compatible MPU with 128 kB of RAM and a total of 512 kB of ROM, across multiple chips. The latter contains not only the character set ...

The IBM PC used the Intel 8088 microprocessor ... On that date – 43 years ago this week – IBM introduced its personal computer: the 5150. It wasn’t the first – Tandy, Commodore, and ...

An operational state in an Intel CPU that allows it to perform as multiple 8086/8088 CPUs, which was the architecture of the first x86 chip. Virtual 8086 Mode divides the computer into multiple ...

Its video prowess even led to a post-Commodore Amiga-compatible computer, MacroSystem's DraCo ... while Commodore started with 8088 and 8086 machines, and later the Select 286 and even a few ...

The research team used computer simulations to show that ... Oct. 15, 2024 — Engineers have developed a new system for full-body motion capture -- and it doesn't require specialized rooms ...

The team at PCWorld sort through all of the daily computer sales and put together a curated list of the best deals available. But not all deals are really deals, so we only choose those offered by ...

Computer science plays a key role in nearly every aspect of modern life, and few fields of study offer more opportunities to learn and work at the cutting edge of technology. Computer scientists ...