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Even machine code itself is an abstraction, especially on x86, where the actual micro-code that the physical circuits would recognize is different.
by MichaelZuo 3y ago
Even machine code itself is an abstraction, especially on x86, where the actual micro-code that the physical circuits would recognize is different.
- djmips 3y agoIt is fascinating to read over the details of that abstraction. I hadn't realized the x86 was micro-code from day 1. https://www.righto.com/2022/11/how-8086-processors-microcode-engine.html https://www.righto.com/2022/11/how-8086-processors-microcode...