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I was wondering why the 286 protected mode wasn't more popular. This sums it up pretty nicely https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_mode#The_286 https://en.wi
by chrsw 2y ago
I was wondering why the 286 protected mode wasn't more popular. This sums it up pretty nicely https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_mode#The_286 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_mode#The_286
- qingcharles 2y agoThis might answer my question here, but it's unclear if the same performance hit happens if the CPU is in Real Mode: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40700257 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40700257