Intel was absolute master of the market when the only processors available for the PC were the 8086 and 286. But with the arrival of the 386 the situation changed dramatically and clone processors began to proliferate. The battle is still in progress and Intel continues to dominate, with its Pentium II looming on the horizon. But how much longer can it hold the high ground?
The idea behind the x86 processor has always been to produce a CPU which is compatible with earlier ones, but not necessarily faster. For example, Intel went from a 16-bit bus in the 286 to a 32-bi...
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