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Article #20627Re: looking for >32-bit address space
From: Don Hacherl
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 1989 02:24
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 1989 02:24
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In article <1032@myrias.UUCP> cmt@myrias.UUCP (Chris Thomson) writes:
>Are there any micros or chipsets out there that support an address space
>larger than 32 bits? The current trend in micros seems to be toward 64-bit
>data paths but only 32-bit address paths.
The Intel 386 supports a 46-bit virtual address space (32 bits of
offset + 16 bits of selector - 2 bits of selector protection),
although the linear and physical address spaces are only 32 bits. I
know of no OS that supports this, though (does Intel have a 386 iRMX?).
Flat 32-bit address spaces are very popular these days, and no one
wants to buck the trend.
don
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!lll-winken!uunet!microsoft!donh From: donh@microsoft.UUCP (Don Hacherl) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: looking for >32-bit address space Message-ID: <1220@microsoft.UUCP> Date: 4 Apr 89 02:24:32 GMT References: <1032@myrias.UUCP> Reply-To: donh@microsoft.UUCP (Don Hacherl) Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA Lines: 18