Why does Intel's CPU have 'little endian'?

Subject: Why does Intel's CPU have 'little endian'?

Date: Thu Sep 19 21:18:40 1996
Posted by: Tomoya Tagawa
Grade level: grad
School/Organization: Japan Adavanced Institute of Sience and Technology Hokuriku
City: KANAZAWA , in Japan State/Province: No state given.
Country: No country given.
Area of science: Computer Science
Message ID: 843185920.Cs

Message:

I have three computers made in JAPAN. 
and then those CPU is 2 motorola CPU;MC68000 and 1 INTEL CPU
;i486DX4. I can use Assamblar Language of motorola CPU.
but when I begin to learn INTEL's Assambler, I have a question.
Please Anser, anyone. Why does Intel" CPU hace 'little endian'?

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