Reply to post: Re: What about Assembly Language?

The wild world of non-C operating systems

Chris Gray 1
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Re: What about Assembly Language?

Nitpick! Nitpick!

The IBM PC used the Intel 8088, not the 8086. The 8088 had 8-bit data busses so that it was compatible with all the existing 8-bit peripheral chips.

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