The Intel 8086 chip only has 19618 transistors instead of the 29k advertised

by tudorconstantin on 1/15/2023, 8:55:22 AM with 5 comments

  • by ishvanl on 1/15/2023, 9:33:06 AM

    I want my money back.

  • by metadat on 1/15/2023, 5:22:07 PM

    Discussed yesterday:

    Counting the transistors in the 8086 processor: it's harder than you might think

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34382744 (39 comments)

  • by karmakaze on 1/15/2023, 5:50:35 PM

    ROM data implemented this way should estimate 1/2 the number of bits as transistors.