The x86 instruction set is the basic language that all x86-compatible microprocessors understand. It's been modified and expanded over the years, but the core remains the same.

After the 32-bit x86 port is removed, the architecture-agnostic Zero port will be the only way to run Java programs on 32-bit x86 processors. Deprecating the 32-bit x86 port in JDK 24 will allow ...

JPC is a pure Java emulation of an x86 PC with fully virtual peripherals. And it can run anywhere that has a JVM, whether x86, RISC, mobile-phone or set-top box. It has been developed since August ...

Sun Microsystems and BEA Systems on Thursday announced that BEA will create a version of its flagship WebLogic Platform software to run on Sun's Solaris operating system for x86-based chips. BEA ...

BellSoft, one of the largest external contributors to OpenJDK announced on Tuesday a significant upgrade to its Liberica JDK ...

The endian coversion of the code isn't a penalty, since it can be done once at load time, JIT or anywhere.<BR><BR>x86 and x86_64 JVMs are little-endian internally apparently as well.<BR><BR>i don ...

The x86 instruction set, first introduced with Intel's 8086 and still alive and well in the Pentium IV, has long been decried as mostly dead. Ironically, most of today's x86-compatibles still ...