You’d think that the 8086 microprocessor, a 40-year-old chip with a mere 29,000 transistors on board that kicked off the 16-bit PC revolution, would have no more tales left to tell. But as [Ken ...

This Circuit and its Assembly program is designed to demonstrate the communication flow between 8086 microprocessor, 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) and 8254 Programmable Interval ...

The release of Intel’s 8086 microprocessor in 1978 was a watershed moment for personal computing. The DNA of that chip is likely at the center of whatever computer—Windows, Mac, or Linux—you’re using ...