8192 is 2 to the 13th, so they were thinking of an 8-bit processor
with a 13-bit (!!) address bus.
James Button wrote:
Yes - and 8192 is, to me a weird answer anyhow,
BUT
the Editors decision was final
And the question did leave the readers to guess which 8 bit computer the
Times Information Technology Editors associate/relation was using.
JimB
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From: "Pete Holsberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: Brief History of IBM PCs (WAS RE: Mobo caps - again!)
James Button wrote:
8086 was 16 bit register? version of the 8088
both had an 8 bit bus width
286 was 16 bit bus so almost the entire processing path was twice as
fast
for the same bus rate
Memories of way back then include a competition from the Times (UK)
How much memory can an 8 bit computer access.
I didn't win, because I didn't give the correct? answer.
The Answer reported as being correct - 8192 bytes
And - as per usual the Editors decision was final
There's no way you can answer that question correctly. The phrase
"8-bit" computer means a computer with an 8-bit-wide DATA bus and
carries ZERO information about the address bus. There are (or were)
8-bit microprocessors that had 4, 8, 16 and maybe more address pins.
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