One of the big decisions IBM made in creating the original IBM PC was choosing to use the Intel 8088 processor as its central processing unit (CPU). This turned out to be hugely influential in ...

Cache prefetching is what allows processors to have data and/or instructions ready for use in a fast local cache rather than having to wait for a fetch request to trickle through to system RAM and ...

The demoscene usually revolves around the Commodore 64, and when you compare the C64 hardware to other computers of a similar vintage, it’s easy to see why. There’s a complete three-voice synthesizer ...

More than four decades after Intel launched the 8088 processor, a Chinese PC maker has launched a brand new mini-laptop sporting the 4.77 MHz processor, along with support for an optional 8087 math co ...

Title pretty much explains it. I have a somewhat unique opertunity to build a custom 8088 processor computer from a variety of old parts. It'a some guy going out of the computer dealer business. My ...

The BOOK 8088 is one of the weirdest laptops to launch in 2023. It’s a budget mini-laptop with a 7 inch display, a QWERTY keyboard… and the guts of a 40-year old computer including a Intel 8088 ...

The Intel 8088 CPU in the IBM PC and IBM PC XT personal computers. See IBM PC and 8088. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

The fact that this is sold by a CNC company might be a hint. There's a niche market for DOS systems to run machine tools, lab equipment, etc. that have proprietary ISA interface cards. Back in the day ...

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