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/* History */
= History =
After the release of the 8080CPU, Intel began working on the iAPX 432 project. It was an ambitious 32‑bit design—aimed at supporting advanced, high‑level programming features in hardware—which took several years and a large team to develop, partly because it awaited further improvements in chip density per Moore’s Law.
Meanwhile, to quickly counter the competition, Intel rushed a simpler, lower‑risk design: the 8086. This chip, developed as an incremental evolution of the 8080 and managed by a separate team, was ready for mass market in 1978.
