First post, by AlessandroB
First of all, I apologize if this post was there, I tried to search for it but maybe I used the wrong keywords..
In your opinion, which is the most "representative" CPU for each CPU class? By representative I don't mean the fastest, but the one that for one reason or another represents it in the collective imagination. Take into consideration every aspect, from the technological one to the possibilities that this CPU has allowed, from the historical context to the social one, etc.
Only "vintage" CPUs are candidates, therefore from 8086 to Pentium4 (in my opinion)
8086 or 8088
286
386
486
Pentium first series 60/66
Pentium second series 75-200
Pentium MMX
the 3 above can be merged? or at least the p54 and p55?
Pentium II
Pentium III
Pentium IV
The most classic example and perhaps the one where you will agree most is the 486DX2 for the 486 CPU class.