Everyone says the Intel 8086 processor has 29,000 tiny transistors. But I counted and found 19,618. Why the difference? It turns out that most counts include "potential" transistors as well as real ones. Let's take a look and find out why.🧵 https://t.co/R7MqNLscBo

Everyone says the Intel 8086 processor has 29,000 tiny transistors. But I counted and found 19,618. Why the difference? It turns out that most counts include "potential" transistors as well as real ones. Let's take a look and find out why.🧵