Re: kernel 2.2.6
On Tue, Apr 27, 1999 at 04:16:40PM -0400, Allan M. Wind wrote:
> On 1999-04-27 18:53, Peter Allen wrote:
>
> > It is because on i386 machines the processor boots in real
> > mode, which is limited to the (in)famous 640Kb.
>
> (I am quite sure that) the 640 k limit is DOS, while the CPU's
> real-mode limit is 1 MB.
The real mode limit IS 1 MB, but shared memory peripherals such as
the video card, hard disk controller BIOS (on old systems anyway),
network cards like SMCs and others use some space between
640kb (or perhaps 704kb) and 1 MB.
I don't believe DOS actually has anything to do with it.
Hamish
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