The Intel 8086 chip only has 19618 transistors instead of the 29k advertised

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	The Intel 8086 chip only has 19618 transistors instead of the 29k advertised (twitter.com)
	28 points by tudorconstantin 1258 days ago

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I want my money back.

If you return it to intel I'm sure they'll fill in the rom with all 1s for you.

Good for you.

Discussed yesterday:

Counting the transistors in the 8086 processor: it's harder than you might think

ROM data implemented this way should estimate 1/2 the number of bits as transistors.