Comments on Puzzle #8086: Reliving my 8-bit days
By Alex Klages (metalfoot)
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: 
difficulty: 
solvability: line logic only
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: line logic only
Puzzle Description:
A!
#1: Adam Nielson (monkeyboy) on Mar 18, 2010
"A" is for "Puzzle #8080." LOL#2: Byrdie (byrdie) on Apr 3, 2010 [SPOILER]
Could've been "eh"#3: Jota (jota) on Apr 13, 2010
I'm with Martin.#4: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Aug 18, 2010 [SPOILER]
The puzzle # (8086) is very apt. The original IBM PC used the 8086 processor.
My first computer was an Epson IBM-compatible that used the cheaper 8-bit 8088. It had a 20MB hard drive that could hold the Encyclopedia Britannica!! And all of Shakespeare!
So why is my 30,000MB on this laptop nearly full?
Oh, I also have one of the very few computers that used the 80186 processor. And - to bring it back to the theme of the puzzle - I used to design bit-mapped fonts for it.
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