Not sure how any of that relates to my post. On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 12:47 AM ben via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 2023-06-22 10:04 p.m., Ken Seefried via cctalk wrote: > > Didn't see anyone mention it, but one should recall that the whole memory > > space on the 8088/8086 was 1M, so a 'limit' (whatever kind) of 640K > wasn't > > the dumbest computer design decision ever made. In addition to that, > Intel > > was telling people to get ready to jump to iAXP432 because 8086/80286 was > > nothing but a stopgap, and anyway the 80286 was for high-end minicomputer > > replacements, so why assume that more than 1M on an 8086-type CPU for PCs > > for an OS that was going to be obsoleted anyway was the future. > > > > KJ > > > The 640K is a minor point.Look at the PDP 11 you had hoards virtual > memory but code and data only 64kb each. Same as the Intel's small > model. How long were OS's crippled by this fact? > Did the iAXP432 just have 64kb segments as well? > Ben. > > >
