24 Oct
2018
24 Oct
'18
5:35 p.m.
On Wed, Oct 24, 2018, 17:45 ben via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 10/24/2018 3:58 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
I wouldn't call it a "kitchen sink processor"; some of it's problems
are
actually with things that are missing. However, it's a VCISC, and the
instruction set isn't really comparable to anything else.
If I had to design a computer for either general-purpose or embedded use,
I'd definitely choose 8086 over iAPX 432, but that isn't because I consider
the 8086 instruction set to be particularly good.
On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 2:18 PM ben via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org
<mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>> wrote:
Well I can still run DOS BOX and get my nice 8086 instruction set.
I've heard many different adjectives used with regard to the 8086
instruction set, but this is the first time I've heard it described as
"nice".
Admittedly there are worse ones.
What about Intel's forgotten object oriented kitchen sink processor.
IAPX-432 better or worse?