I think the confusion is over the term "x86". The poster who wrote "it's
not pre-x86" considers "x86" to include the 8086. Apparently you, David,
consider "x86" to only include those processors 186 and higher. Since "x86"
is usually intended to indicate the family of processors which can all run
at least the 8086 instructions, I would think that "x86" should include the
8086 (x=0 in this case) and therefore, the 8088 would not be pre-x86.

Sean

At 02:19 PM 4/21/01 -0400, you wrote:
>: It's not pre-x86. It's an 8 bit external data bus version of the 8086. But
>: it is ancient.
>
>http://www.sxlist.com/techref/intel/8086.HTM:
>"Intel introduced the 8086 and 8088 microprocessor extensions to the 8080
>product line in 1979."
>
>http://www.sxlist.com/techref/intel/80186.HTM:
>"Intel continued the evolution of the 8086 and 8088 by introducing the 80186
>and 80188."
>
>http://www.sxlist.com/techref/intel/80286.HTM:
>"In 1982, Intel introduced the 80286."
>
>See also: http://www.intel.com/intel/museum/25anniv/hof/hof_main.htm
>
>Sorry, but the thing looks to be pre-x86 from here ... ;-)
>
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