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

by tudorconstantinon 1/15/2023, 8:55 AMwith 5 comments

by ishvanlon 1/15/2023, 9:33 AM

I want my money back.

by metadaton 1/15/2023, 5:22 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 karmakazeon 1/15/2023, 5:50 PM

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