The repertoire of machine language instructions that a computer can follow (from a handful to several hundred). It is a major architectural component and is either built into the CPU or into microcode. Instructions are generally from one to four bytes long.
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- Apple nukes Psystar
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-15
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- Software downloads 2009-11-13
- Is Nvidia planning to add X86 compatibility to its chipsets?
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Apple releases iTunes 9.0.2, kills Palm Pre sync ... again
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Apple debuts new 21.5" and 27" iMac desktops; aluminum and glass; SD card slot
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
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- Blog posts 2009-10-13
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- HP MediaSmart EX495 Server
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
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- Blog posts 2009-08-24
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- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
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- Discussion threads 2009-08-08
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- Product reviews 2009-07-16
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- Blog posts 2009-06-26
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- Discussion threads 2009-06-16
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