This sounds similar to the 386 segmented memory model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_memory_segmentation#80386_protected_mode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

This sounds similar to the 386 segmented memory model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_memory_segmentation#80386_protected_mode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_memory_segmentation#80386_... However, it was limited to 8192 simultaneous “allocations” (segments) per process (or per whatever unit the OS associates the local descriptor tables with).