6 May
2010
6 May
'10
10:38 p.m.
On 5/7/2010 12:34 AM, Dave McGuire wrote:
Well you've got to admit, it does depend on how
you look at it. The 8088
has an 8-bit data bus and it does two bus cycles to move a 16-bit value.
You know...just like an 8080. ;)
Well, the 8080 can't do a 16-bit by 16-bit multiply to get a 32-bit
product, so that's an obvious difference.
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