Willem Odendaal

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Here's something I'd like to know...

Current intel processors are all x86 based(I think?). Fair enough, but where does this “x86” term actually come from?

What does it mean? Does it have something to do with the number of registers, or number of instructions, maybe the number of bits or bytes in something. I have absolutely no idea.

posted on Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:22 AM by willemo





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