- Intel’s 386 processor (1985) was an important advance in the x86 architecture, not only moving to a 32-bit processor but also switching to a CMOS implementation. I’ve been reverse-engineering parts of the 386 chip and came across two interesting and completely different circuits that the 386 uses to implement an XOR gate: one uses standard-cell logic while the other uses pass-transistor logic. In this article, I take a look at those circuits.
- Alki Point, Seattle (Wikipedia)
Alki Point (/ˈælkaɪ/, Lushootseed: sbaqʷabqs, lit. ‘prairie point’) is a neighborhood in western Seattle, Washington. It is a point jutting into Puget Sound, the westernmost landform in the city’s West Seattle district. Alki is the peninsular neighborhood on Alki Point. Alki was the original settlement in what was to become the city of Seattle. It was part of the city of West Seattle from 1902 until that city’s annexation by Seattle in 1907.