While the 8086 has 3 16-bit slots in the instruction prefetcher ... Interface Unit (BIU), which effectively decouples the actual processor (Execution Unit, or EU) from the system RAM.

While the 8086 has 3 16-bit slots in the instruction prefetcher ... Interface Unit (BIU), which effectively decouples the actual processor (Execution Unit, or EU) from the system RAM.

The Intel 8088 Micro-processor ran at 5MHz ... Elsewhere, the key innovation in the 8088 versus the 8086 was the use of a full 16-bit internal architecture but mated with an 8-bit data bus.

An operational state in an Intel CPU that allows it to perform as multiple 8086/8088 CPUs, which was the architecture of the first x86 chip. Virtual 8086 Mode divides the computer into multiple ...