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Article #13262Re: 64 Vs 32 (386 addressing)
From: kds
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1987 02:31
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1987 02:31
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>Also there is another bit which says whether the segment size is in bytes
>or increments of (I think) 16 bytes, this is how you can have segments up
>to 1Mb now.
actually, the bit indicates whether the segment size is in bytes or pages
(4k) increments. This allows segments up to 4 GBytes.
--
The above views are personal.
The primary reason innumeracy is so pernicious is the ease with which numbers
are invoked to bludgeon the innumerate into dumb acquiescence.
- John Allen Paulos
Ken Shoemaker, Microprocessor Design, Intel Corp., Santa Clara, California
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ames!oliveb!intelca!mipos3!kds From: kds@mipos3.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: 64 Vs 32 (386 addressing) Message-ID: <557@mipos3.UUCP> Date: Fri, 20-Mar-87 21:31:53 EST Article-I.D.: mipos3.557 Posted: Fri Mar 20 21:31:53 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Mar-87 22:59:14 EST References: <3810013@nucsrl.UUCP> <28200016@ccvaxa> <4372@utcsri.UUCP> <390@nvanbc.UUCP> Reply-To: kds@mipos3.UUCP (Ken Shoemaker ~) Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, CA Lines: 16