What's so bad about Intel 8086 in technical terms?

[Nlandas]

The 8086 was the kind of chip that commodore would have put out in it's 8 bit days.

I really want a LIKE(vote up) function on Amiga.org.

I wish we could find archives of all the old discussions on this topic. LOL!

The really sad thing is that Motorola didn't position the 68000 into markets that would end up winning the PC wars.

[Nlandas]

I will quote Neil DeGrasse Tyson: "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not believe in it".

   Yes, he usually says that right before he makes up some nonsense that you have to be a fervent believer in that has little to do with actual science.