Re: [cobalt-users] (OT) Posting to the list In General

["Charles Williams \(CEO\)" <hosting.mailing.list.account@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Popovitch" <jimpop@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 5:21 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] (OT) Posting to the list In General


> Believe it or not, the 8086 (predecessor to the 8088, but much faster)
> was still used extensively in appliances and micro controllers (x10,
> VCRs, etc) up until a few years ago.  AFAIK, MASM (the Microsoft Macro
> Assembler) is still to this day being released with support for 808x
> chips.
>
>   Feel like reminising? Here's a webpage with the 8088 instruction set:
>       http://www.quantasm.com/opcode_i.html
>
>   How about the IBM 808x XT Computer Web:
>       http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/copland/363/8086.htm
>
> -Jim P.
>

Jim,

That's nothing.  I've still got a copy (hardcover no less. hehe) of "Machine
& Assembly Language Programming" by David C. Alexander, 1982 from Tab Books
Inc.  First Edition - First Print and the ugliest dark green cover you've
ever seen. hehe.

chuck