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The 8086/8088 microprocessor family is a 16 bit microprocessor. The 8086 implementation also has a 16 bit data bus, but the 8088 implementation has an 8 bit data bus, comparable to the 8085. The 8088 implementation was intended as a logical upgrade from the 8085, while keeping the complexity of the system on an equal footing as the 8085.

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