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Title: Intel 8086: How a Stopgap CPU Became the Foundation of Modern Computing?
Post by: ThaDood on July 05, 2026, 1714 UTC

Boomer, of AM690, FWR this to me on 8086 history, since I told him about the MMD-1 8080A & the MCB-1 8085A trainers that I used in college. Well, no doubt the 8086 processors were used for early RTTY, AMTOR, and Packet, coding & decoding.   
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/intel-8086-how-a-stopgap-cpu-became-the-foundation-of-modern-computing/