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It goes into pentium architectural points as well which is far more modern than 386. Built-in math coprocessors, Glorious! Though your point remains.

I am guilty of having a fair bit of nostalgia for this book. Memories of sitting in the back seat of my parents car in middle school. Pouring through this book. Fascinated by these inner secrets of machines I knew so little about at the time. Presented in a way even a 12 year old could mostly understand.



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