Remember the 80286? It was the sequel to the 8086, the chip that started it all, and it powered a great number of machines in the early years of the personal computing revolution. It might not be as ...

A couple of weeks ago I went to see a lecture by Harvard prof Richard Tedlow on how Intel changed the industry with the launch of it’s 386 processor. I wasn’t sure this was going to be all that ...

Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1978, Intel Corp. introduced its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086, with a splashy ad heralding “the dawn of a new era.” Overblown? Sure, but also prophetic. While the ...

(This article originally appeared in the Mercury News on April 10, 1989.) OK, chip-watchers, time to break out the pretzels and beer, settle back and enjoy the show as some of America’s most ...