> > Everyone who writes about programming the Intel 286 says what a pain its segmented memory architecture was
> Actually this concerns more pre-80286 processors, since 80286 introduced virtual memory,
86 had segments, 286 added protected mode, 386 added virtual. I would agree, though, 286 wasn't as bad as people make it sound. In OS/2 1.x it was quite usable.
> Actually this concerns more pre-80286 processors, since 80286 introduced virtual memory,
86 had segments, 286 added protected mode, 386 added virtual. I would agree, though, 286 wasn't as bad as people make it sound. In OS/2 1.x it was quite usable.