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Intel 8086

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/* Microcode */
== Microcode ==
Whereas the Z80 and the 6502 CPUs use a an hardwired control unit, the 8086 uses microcode instead.
To execute a machine instruction, the computer internally executes several simpler micro-instructions, specified by the microcode. In other words, microcode forms another layer between the machine instructions and the hardware.
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