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Learn Difference/Comparison between Minimum Mode 8086 and Maximum Mode 8086.
| Minimum Mode 8086 | Maximum Mode 8086 |
| There can be only one processor | There can be multiple processor |
| ALE – Address Latch Enable for the latch is given by 8086 | ALE for the latch is given by 8288 bus controller |
| HOLD and HLDA signals are used for bus request | RQ, GT, RQ–, GT– etc signals are used for bus request |
| The circuit is simpler | The circuit is more complex |
| Multiprocessing cannot be performed | Multiprocessing can be performed |
| Performance is slower. | High performance. |