The term x86 refers to a family of instruction set architectures based on the Intel 8086 CPU. The 8086 was launched in 1978 as a fully 16-bit extension of Intel's 8-bit based 8080 microprocessor and also introduced segmentation to overcome the 16-bit addressing barrier of such designs. The term x86 derived from the fact that early successors to the 8086 also had names ending in "86". Many additions and extensions have been added to the x86 instru...
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Manufacturers:
- VIA Technologies ,
- United Microelectronics Corporation ,
- Transmeta ,
- Texas Instruments ,
- Silicon Integrated Systems ,
- STMicroelectronics ,
- Rise Technology ,
- NexGen ,
- NEC ,
- National Semiconductor
Games On This Platform:
- Civilization: Call to Power ,
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri ,
- Strike Commander ,
- Titan ,
- Fatal Racing ,
- Knights of Xentar
Used In Computers:
Also known as:
- Intel x86
