- x86 (also known as 80x86 or the 8086 family) is a family of complex instruction set computer (CISC) instruction set architectures initially developed by Intel, based on the 8086 microprocessor and its 8-bit-external-bus variant, the 8088. The 8086 was introduced in 1978 as a fully 16-bit extension of 8-bit Intel’s 8080 microprocessor, with memory segmentation as a solution for addressing more memory than can be covered by a plain 16-bit address. The term “x86” came into being because the names of several successors to Intel’s 8086 processor end in “86”, including the 80186, 80286, 80386 and 80486. Colloquially, their names were “186”, “286”, “386” and “486”.
- Does this seem accurate? Writing a paper on Texas masculinity.
top comment from delugetheory: That is a pretty accurate representation of the relationship between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, but as a self-respecting Texan male, I would please ask that Ted Cruz not be made the representative of all Texan males. His behavior stems from the fact that he is a modern Republican politician, not from the fact that his parents moved to Texas when he was a child.