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> Why not just start the CPU in "long mode", which is what everyone is using it for, in the first place? Why not indeed? https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/
by zokier 3y ago
> Why not just start the CPU in "long mode", which is what everyone is using it for, in the first place?
Why not indeed?
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/envisioning-future-simplified-architecture.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/t...
- rwmj 3y agoNot even a new idea! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_80376 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_80376 > It differed from the 80386 in not supporting real mode (the processor booted directly into 32-bit protected mode) ... although it didn't support paging.