Intel introduced ‘the first processor in the x86 series and the first 8086 microprocessor’ on this day in 1978 — CPU was designed as a temporary substitute for the delayed iAPX 432 project
…The resulting 40-pin chip measured 33mm², and the minimum feature size was 3.2μm. Over its lifetime, it was released in clock speeds ranging from 5 to 10 MHz. While the…