4 ms·
Is x86 so convoluted because with each new iteration (8086 -> 80186 -> 80286), Intel tried to maintain backward compatibility?
by metaobject 13y ago
Is x86 so convoluted because with each new iteration (8086 -> 80186 -> 80286), Intel tried to maintain backward compatibility?
- hrjet 13y agoYep, quite so. There is a lot of legacy cruft. There are even bugs in prior versions which have now become features[1]! [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A20_line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A20_line