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sort of a side question, but with all these projects excavating old dies (which are intensely interesting, don't get me wrong), I'm curious if any of the engine
by fsckboy 4y ago
sort of a side question, but with all these projects excavating old dies (which are intensely interesting, don't get me wrong), I'm curious if any of the engineers who worked on this stuff originally (such a short time ago) ever pop up to explain how and or why it was done how it was done this way or that?
- kens 4y agoI've talked to some of the engineers to get background on the design of the 8086 chip. They also wrote some papers at the time explaining why things were done particular ways. The 8086 patents are also very detailed; many older patents actually provide a lot of useful information. Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US4449184A https://patents.google.com/patent/US4449184A
- db48x 4y agoEverything stalls while waiting for memory.
- jason_s 4y agoBill Mensch and Albert Charpentier have had discussions posted on YouTube about the 6502 and VIC-II chips, respectively.