x86 is 70s technology: the 8086 came out in 1978, and it is an extension of the 8080 which came out in 1974, itself an extension of the 8008 from 1972. Funny h

x86 is 70s technology: the 8086 came out in 1978, and it is an extension of the 8080 which came out in 1974, itself an extension of the 8008 from 1972. Funny how the modern world runs on the descendants of an overgrown calculator chip.