Intel 80286

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(Or "286", "i286") A microprocessor developed by Intel. THe 80286 processor has a 16-bit data bus and incorporates a memory management unit that allowed a limited amount of multitasking. The 80286 only has a segmented MMU while the later processors add a paged MMU "behind" the segmented one.

The 80286 was the processor in the IBM PC AT personal computer.

Last updated: 1995-02-21

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Intel 80186 ♦ Intel 80188 ♦ Intel 80286 ♦ Intel 80386 ♦ Intel 80386DX

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