Events Tagged: "x86"

Intel introduces 8086 - first x86 processor, 16-bit architecture that dominates for decades

Intel introduces 80386 processor - first 32-bit x86 processor, 275,000 transistors, virtual memory

Cyrix Corporation founded - produces x86 processors for low-cost market, later acquired by National Semi

AMD releases K5 - first AMD-designed x86 processor, competes with Pentium but arrives late

Transmeta unveils Crusoe processor - x86 emulation on VLIW core, low power but slow, Linus Torvalds worked there