DOS and the future

[Richard Menedetter]

Hi

"Or Botton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

 OB> What do NT and Linux do to skip over the 640k limitation in Intel
 OB> hardware?

They use the protected mode. (memory limited to 4 GB afaik)
The only processor with a 640 K limit is the intel 8086 and 8088.

All other processors can additionally to their real operating mode
(protected) emulate the 8086 with its memory limit (real mode)

OS/2 was developed by M$ and IBM (together !!!!) because DOS was considered
obsolete as being a realmode system.

 OB>                                        Or Botton
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CU, Ricsi

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