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-The '''Intel 8086''' (also known as the '''i8086''') [[microprocessor]] was the first generation [[Intel x86|x86]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]. The 8086 was a full 16-bit CPU, which means the internal data bus, along with the external [[data bus]].
+The '''Intel 8086''' (also known as the '''i8086''') [[microprocessor]] was the first generation [[Intel x86|x86]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]. The 8086 was a full 16-bit CPU, which means the internal [[data bus]], along with the external data bus.
 The 8086 had a 20 bit [[address bus]], allowing for 1 megabyte of accessible [[main memory]]. However, to maintain compatibility with the [[Intel 8080|8080]] CPU that was popular in [[CP/M]] circles, the 8086 addressed memory in 64KB [[segment]]s.  This would be seen as a major fault in the x86 [[architecture]].
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 [[Image:I8086.jpg|thumb|right|150px|i8086]]
-The '''Intel 8086''' (also known as the '''i8086''') was the first generation [[Intel x86|x86]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]. The 8086 was a full 16-bit CPU, which means the internal data bus, along with the external data bus.
+The '''Intel 8086''' (also known as the '''i8086''') [[microprocessor]] was the first generation [[Intel x86|x86]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]. The 8086 was a full 16-bit CPU, which means the internal data bus, along with the external [[data bus]].
-The 8086 had a 20 bit address bus, allowing for 1 megabyte of accessible [[main memory]].  However, to maintain compatibility with the [[Intel 8080|8080]] CPU that was popular in [[CP/M]] circles, the 8086 addressed memory in 64KB [[segment]]s.  This would be seen as a major fault in the x86 [[architecture]].
+The 8086 had a 20 bit [[address bus]], allowing for 1 megabyte of accessible [[main memory]]. However, to maintain compatibility with the [[Intel 8080|8080]] CPU that was popular in [[CP/M]] circles, the 8086 addressed memory in 64KB [[segment]]s.  This would be seen as a major fault in the x86 [[architecture]].
 == 8088 ==
-The 8088 is the 'low cost' version of the 8086.  While it retained the same addressing modes, and instructions, the external data bus was 8 bits wide.  The 8088 was the primary CPU found in the [[IBM 5150|IBM PC]] and the [[IBM 5160|IBM XT]].  This is why the original [[ISA]] slots were 8 bit.
+The 8088 is the 'low cost' version of the 8086.  While it retained the same addressing modes, and instructions, the external data bus was 8 bits wide.  The 8088 was the primary CPU found in the [[IBM 5150|IBM PC]] and the [[IBM XT]].  This is why the original [[Industry Standard Architecture|ISA]] slots were 8 bit.
 The 8088 can be thought of sharing the same relationship with the 8086, as the [[Intel 80386SX]] had with the [[Intel 80386]].  While the data bus was restricted, the address bus was not, and the 8088 could still address a full megabyte of memory (in 64 KB segments).
-The next CPU based on the 8086 was the [[Intel 80186]], although it didn't see widespread use, unlike the [[Intel 80286]] cpu.
+The next CPU based on the 8086 was the [[Intel 80186]], although it didn't see widespread use, unlike the [[Intel 80286]] CPU.
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 [[Image:I8086.jpg|thumb|right|150px|i8086]]
-The 8086 had a 20 bit address bus, allowing for 1 megabyte of accessible memory.  However to maintain compatibility with the [[i8080|8080]] CPU that was popular in [[CP/M]] circles, the 8086 addressed memory in 64KB segments.  This would be seen as a major fault in the x86 architecture.
+The '''Intel 8086''' (also known as the '''i8086''') was the first generation [[Intel x86|x86]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]. The 8086 was a full 16-bit CPU, which means the internal data bus, along with the external data bus.
 == 8088 ==
-The 8088 is the 'low cost' version of the 8086.  While it retained the same addressing modes, and instructions, the external bus was 8 bit.  The 8088 was the primary CPU found in the [[IBM-compatible PC|IBM PC]] and the [[IBM 5160|IBM XT]].  This is why the original [[ISA]] slots were 8 bit.
+The 8088 is the 'low cost' version of the 8086.  While it retained the same addressing modes, and instructions, the external data bus was 8 bits wide.  The 8088 was the primary CPU found in the [[IBM 5150|IBM PC]] and the [[IBM 5160|IBM XT]].  This is why the original [[ISA]] slots were 8 bit.
-The 8088 can be thought of sharing the same relationship with the 8086, as the [[80386sx]] had with the [[80386]].  While the data bus was restricted, the address bus was not, and the 8088 could still address a full megabyte of memory (in 64 KB segments).
+The 8088 can be thought of sharing the same relationship with the 8086, as the [[Intel 80386SX]] had with the [[Intel 80386]].  While the data bus was restricted, the address bus was not, and the 8088 could still address a full megabyte of memory (in 64 KB segments).
-The next CPU based on the 8086 was the [[i186|i80186]], although it didn't see widespread use, unlike the [[i286|i80286]] cpu.
+The next CPU based on the 8086 was the [[Intel 80186]], although it didn't see widespread use, unlike the [[Intel 80286]] cpu.
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 == 8088 ==
-The 8088 is the 'low cost' version of the 8086.  While it retained the same addressing modes, and instructions, the external bus was 8 bit.  The 8088 was the primary CPU found in the [[IBM-compatible PC|IBM PC]] and the [[IBM XT]].  This is why the original [[ISA]] slots were 8 bit.  The 8088 can be thought of sharing the same relationship with the 8086, as the [[80386sx]] had with the [[80386]].  While the data bus was restricted, the address bus was not, and the 8088 could still address a full megabyte of memory (in 64 KB segments).
+The 8088 is the 'low cost' version of the 8086.  While it retained the same addressing modes, and instructions, the external bus was 8 bit.  The 8088 was the primary CPU found in the [[IBM-compatible PC|IBM PC]] and the [[IBM 5160|IBM XT]].  This is why the original [[ISA]] slots were 8 bit.
 The next CPU based on the 8086 was the [[i186|i80186]], although it didn't see widespread use, unlike the [[i286|i80286]] cpu.

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 == 8088 ==
 The 8088 is the 'low cost' version of the 8086.  While it retained the same addressing modes, and instructions, the external bus was 8 bit.  The 8088 was the primary CPU found in the [[IBM PC]] and the [[IBM XT]].  This is why the original [[ISA]] slots were 8 bit.  The 8088 can be thought of sharing the same relationship with the 8086, as the [[80386sx]] had with the [[80386]].  While the data bus was restricted, the address bus was not, and the 8088 could still address a full megabyte of memory (in 64 KB segments).
 The next CPU based on the 8086 was the [[i186|i80186]], although it didn't see widespread use, unlike the [[i286|i80286]] cpu.
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 [[Image:I8086.jpg|thumb|right|150px|i8086]]
-The i8086 was the first generation x86 cpu.  The 8086 also had a cousin part, the 8088.  The 8088 had 8bit external IO bus, unlike the 8086 which was a full 16 bit cpu.
+The i8086 was the first generation x86 cpu.  The 8086 was a full 16 bit cpu, which means the internal data bus, along with the external data bus.
 The 8086 had a 20 bit address bus, allowing for 1 megabyte of accessible memory.  However to maintain compatibility with the [[i8080|8080]] cpu that was popular in [[CP/M]] circles, the 8086 addressed memory in 64kb segments.  This would be seen as a major fault in the x86 architecture.
 The next cpu based on the 8086 was the  [[i186|i80186]], although it didn't see widespread use, unlike the [[i286|i80286]] cpu.
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