Chris Pringle wrote :

> : Sorry for being REALLY dumb, but whats an 8088?
.

Thanks for starting this string off Chris...I'm starting to feel really old
and depressed. All this talk of an 8086 being an ancient micro.

I'm thinking of changing my name to Retroman as I'm still using
Z80's (8080) and 6301's. Yes, you can buy them as they are still being
manufactured. I looked at these new fangled 8086's when
they first came out, the instruction set is more than my brain cell can cope
with.

And I have a Text to Speech Synthesiser box that takes an RS232 input
and outputs  a passable imitation of Stephen Hawking. And before you ask,
 it uses a Z80 controlling a General Instrument voice synthesiser chip.


Regards

Chris "Retroman" Carr

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