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The first 32-bit CPU in, and third generation of, the Intel x86 family. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that used it. Introduced in late 1985, it was the successor to the 286, and although adequate for DOS, it was slow for Windows and other graphics-based programs. It was the first x86 chip to unify memory management and allocate both extended and expanded (EMS) memory on demand. It also added Virtual 8086 Mode, which allowed multiple DOS applications to be multitasked side-by-side with Protected Mode (32-bit) applications. The 386 architecture was followed in all subsequent x86 chips. See PC and x86.
Technical Specs
Type: 32-bit multitasking microprocessor
Transistors: 275,000 (1.5 micron)
Package: 132-pin PGA
Registers: 32 32-bit
Real Mode: Performs as a 16-bit 8086 CPU; addresses 1MB memory.
Protected Mode: Addresses 4GB physical and 64TB virtual memory; provides access to memory protection and 32-bit instructions.
Virtual 8086 Mode: Protected Mode subset that runs a Real Mode application in a virtual machine.
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This article is about the year 386. For the number, see 386 (number). For the processor, see Intel 80386. For other uses, see 386 (disambiguation).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 3rd century – 4th century – 5th century |
| Decades: | 350s 360s 370s – 380s – 390s 400s 410s |
| Years: | 383 384 385 – 386 – 387 388 389 |
| 386 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 386 CCCLXXXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1139 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Assyrian calendar | 5136 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1458–-1457 |
| Bengali calendar | -207 |
| Berber calendar | 1336 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 930 |
| Burmese calendar | -252 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5894–5895 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙酉年十一月十五日 (3022/3082-11-15) — to —
丙戌年十一月廿四日(3023/3083-11-24) |
| Coptic calendar | 102–103 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 378–379 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4146–4147 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 442–443 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 308–309 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3487–3488 |
| Holocene calendar | 10386 |
| Iranian calendar | 236 BP – 235 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 243 BH – 242 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Julian calendar | 386 CCCLXXXVI |
| Korean calendar | 2719 |
| Minguo calendar | 1526 before ROC 民前1526年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 929 |
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Year 386 (CCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Honorius and Euodius (or, less frequently, year 1139 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 386 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
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Roman Empire
- Emperor Theodosius I signs a peace treaty with king Shapur III, they divide Armenia in two kingdoms (vassal states). The treaty establish friendly relations between the Roman Empire and Persia for 36 years.
- The Greuthungi cross the Danube to raid the Roman garrisons on the northern frontier. They are met midstream by a well-armed fleet, and their rafts and dugouts sink. Those not drowned are slaughtered.
- Magnus Maximus invades Italy, he destroys Novara for supporting his rival Valentinian II.
- Theodosius I begins to rebuild the present-day Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.
- A column is constructed at Constantinople in honour of Theodosius I. Reliefs depict the emperor's victory over the "barbarians" in the Balkan.
Asia
- The Northern Wei Dynasty begins in China. The Tuoba clan of the Xianbei tribe (proto-Mongol people) is politically separated from the Chinese dynasties established in Jiankang (modern Nanjing). The Northern Wei rulers are ardent supporters of Buddhism. Prince Dao Wu Di, age 15, becomes the first emperor (see Northern dynasties).
By topic
Religion
- Saint Ambrose defends the rights of the Catholic Church with respect to those of the State. Theodosius I is converted to Christianity.
- John Chrysostom becomes a presbyter; he also writes eight Homilies entitled "Adversus Iudaeos" ("Against the Jews").
- Augustine converts to Christianity. He ends his marriage plans after hearing a sermon on the life of Saint Anthony.
- The fight in the Roman Empire against anti-pagan laws becomes increasingly futile.
Births
- Jin Gongdi, last emperor of the Jin Dynasty (d. 421)
- Nestorius, founder of Nestorianism (approximate date)
Deaths
- Cyril of Jerusalem, theologian and saint
- Demophilus, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Duan Sui, ruler of the Western Yan
- Fu Pi, emperor of the Former Qin
- Jin Feidi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 342)
- Murong Chong, emperor of the Western Yan (b. 359)
- Murong Yao, emperor of the Western Yan
- Murong Yi, ruler of the Western Yan
- Murong Zhong, emperor of the Western Yan
- Pulcheria, daughter of Theodosius I (b. 385)
- Wang Xianzhi, Chinese calligrapher (b. 344)
- Yang, empress of the Former Qin
References
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