Re: XP (x86) or (x64)

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On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:24:37 +0100, "M.I.5¾"
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"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The major difference is that the 8088 was 8-bit and the 8086 16-bit.


That's not quite true. The 8088 was as much a 16 bit processor as the
8086 - at least internally. The difference lay in the width of the external
data bus. The 8088 used an 8 bit data bus whereas the 8086 used a 16 bit
bus.

Yes, that's correct. I was trying to be brief, so I eliminated that
detail.

Thanks.

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