x86 Hardware Trivia Question

How much memory could the Intel 8086/8088 processor address?

Please note that I am asking about the capabilities of the chip itself, not
the way IBM decided to use it.

Some clues may be found in the thread "Theoretical Computer Science and
Disassemblers".

-- Chuck
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