On: A look at the die of the 8086 processor

[the_af]

This is a fascinating article!

I remember back in my early CS courses where the teacher explained "microcode is this or that" and it sounded so dry. He could have explained microcode was magical goblins for all I cared. It didn't help that I knew nothing (and still don't) about circuitry.

But actually seeing registers and microcode there in the photo is amazing. All this stuff I was taught about actually has a physical form that can be seen!

The lowly 8086 really went a long way from its humble origins.

[Koshkin → the_af]

Yeah... Almost like a cute cub to a carnivorous monster.

[the_af → Koshkin]

Or from mogwai to gremlin ;)