Tom Forsyth on Nostr: They also assert the original 8086 is not microcoded. Absolute garbage - it was - the ...
They also assert the original 8086 is not microcoded. Absolute garbage - it was - the 8086 and 68000 were microcoded far far more than any current CPU - why do you think even "simple" instructions took 3-4 clocks?
As an x86 architect, I can give you a huge list of reasons that x86 is terrible and ugly and should be fixed. This article mentions none of them. It is junk, and nobody should read it. There - saved you 10 minutes of your life.
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