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80586 Pentium. The Intel high-performance microprocessor introduced in 1993, also called P5 or 586. It is about twice as fast as the 486.
80686 The Pentium Pro. Successor to the Pentium microprocessor; also called P6 or 686. The 80686 has internal RISC architecture and a CISC-RISC translator. It is faster than the Pentium for 32-bit software but slower for 16-bit software.
8-bit color A monitor with 8-bit color can display 256 colors, which is fine for business and home use, but not good enough for producing high-quality graphics. For multimedia applications, 256 colors is the minimum needed.
8-bit computer A computer whose central processing unit can process 8 bits of information at a time.
8-bit sound card A sound card that takes 8-bit samples of a sound wave, measuring the wave on a scale of 256 increments. These older sound cards have been mostly superseded by 16-bit sound cards, which have higher quality sound.
8051 An 8-bit microprocessor/microcontroller from Intel, with a clock speed of 1-12 MHz.
8080 An 8-bit microprocessor from Intel, with a clock speed of 2 MHz. It was the first general-purpose microprocessor.
8088 The Intel microprocessor used for the original IBM PC. It had a register size of 16 bits, a bus size of 8 bits, and a clock speed of 4.77 MHz.
8086 An Intel microprocessor with a register size of 16 bits and a bus size of 16 bits, with a clock speed of 8 MHz.
80286 The Intel microprocessor used with the IBM PC AT. Its register size is 16 bits, its bus size is 16 bits, and its clock speed is 8 MHz.
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An Apple microcomputer introduced in 1980 for business use. It never became as popular as the Apple II.

 
 
 
 
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