- An interesting analysis of The Thing in comparison to E.T., which came out the same year.
- A look at the die of the 8086 processor (righto.com)
The Intel 8086 microprocessor was introduced 42 years ago this month,1 so I made some high-res die photos of the chip to celebrate. The 8086 is one of the most influential chips ever created; it started the x86 architecture that still dominates desktop and server computing today. By looking at the chip’s silicon, we can see the internal features of this chip.