I think this is my favorite series of articles of yours so far. In parts because purely from the outside, as a programmer, I'm very familiar with the 8086 and i

I think this is my favorite series of articles of yours so far. In parts because purely from the outside, as a programmer, I'm very familiar with the 8086 and its successors, and so have always been curious about what's going on behind the curtain beyond the usual coarse microarchitecture concepts. The level of detail you go into is perfect. I guess that many people here will feel similar, given the 8086's role.