16 v. 32 bit

Miles Bader bader at b.psy.cmu.edu
Tue Dec 17 03:05:18 AEST 1985


Well, the 8088 *IS* a 16 bit processor internally-- i.e., 16 bit data paths,
16 bit alu.  But the 68000 is ALSO a 16 bit processor internally-- 16 bit
data path and alu.  It just happens to have operations on longs built in...

Not that I like the 8088, of course.

[processor wars!]
				-Miles



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