The Intel 8088 processor’s instruction prefetch circuitry: a look inside (righto.com)In 1979, Intel introduced the 8088 microprocessor, a variant of the 16-bit 8086 processor. IBM’s decision to use the 8088 processor in the IBM PC (1981) was a critical point in computer history, leading to the dominance of the x86 architecture that continues to the present.1 One way that the 8086 and 8088 increased performance was by prefetching: the processor fetches instructions from memory before they are needed, so the processor can execute them without waiting on the relatively slow memory. I’ve been reverse-engineering the 8088 from die photos and this blog post discusses what I’ve uncovered about the prefetch circuitry.
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He warned them not to tell others about him.
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:Matthew 12:17 NIV
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Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.Matthew 12:15 NIV