28 Jan
2008
28 Jan
'08
1:44 p.m.
> I find it amazing that there's an
instruction set even more annoying than
> the 8086 (segments and all). I was amazed at the lopsidedness of the
> instruction set. I'm beginning to think I was lucky in skipping this
> particular chip (my first 8-bit was the 6809, so I think I got spoiled).
Other than the goofy segment layout, what did you find "annoying" about
the 8086 instruction set? I'm curious, because I'm only familiar with
6809, 8080, 8086, and 68000 and I wouldn't describe any of them as
"annoying" (limited in some areas, yes, but I equate "annoying" with
"making me want to physically injure the chip designers").
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