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Simulating the x86 Architecture


  
Figure: Sim8088. This figure illustrates the class diagram for Sim8088, the simulator for the Intel 8088 processor.
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In this section we overview the simulators that preceded Sim386. We begin by overviewing Simx86, the framework of classes that describes an architecture for most modern processors. We then discuss Sim8088, a simulator for the Intel 8088 processor, and Sim286, a simulator for the Intel 80286 processor.


 
Michael L. Haungs
1998-09-21