Intel 8086

Intel 8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor that was introduced in summer 1978.

Features

 * 133 instructions
 * 9 flags
 * 1MB maximum memory size
 * 16-bit data bus width
 * Data types
 * 8-bit unsigned, 8-bit signed
 * 16-bit unsigned, 16-bit signed
 * Packed BCD, Unpacked BCD

Programming Tools

 * Intel ASM-86
 * Microsoft Utility Software Package

Publications

 * Stephen P. Morse; William B. Pohlman; Bruce W. Ravenel: The Intel 8086 Microprocessor: A 16-Bit Evolution of the 8080 - IEEE Computer, Vol 11 No. 6, June 1978
 * Stephen P. Morse; Bruce W. Ravenel; Stanley Mazor; William B. Pohlman: Intel Microprocessors: 8008 to 8086 - IEEE Computer, Vol 13, No. 10, pages 42-60, October 1980
 * Stephen P. Morse: The 8086 Primer - Hayden Publishing Co. 1980, ISBN 0-8104-5165-4
 * Stephen P. Morse: The 8086/8088 Primer - Hayden Publishing Co. 1982, ISBN 0-8104-6255-9
 * Russell Rector; George Alexy: The 8086 Book - Osbourne/McGraw-Hill 1980, ISBN 0-07-931029-X
 * The 8086 Family User's Manual - Intel Corporation 1979
 * 8086/8087/8088 Macro Assembly Language Reference  - Intel Corporation 1980

Links

 * Birth of a Standard: The Intel 8086 Microprocessor (PCWorld)
 * The 8086/8088 Primer