18 Nov
2018
18 Nov
'18
11:33 a.m.
On 11/17/2018 01:09 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote:
Sure. (Note that I'm not on COFF, so if anyone
replies, please make sure
I'm CC'd directly.)
Thank you for the reply Noel. I found this to be an interesting read.
I occasionally bump into some Multicians and am always pleasantly
surprised at how different their world is.
The 386-Pentium actually had support for many
segments, but I gather
they are in the process of deleting it in the latest machines because
nobody's using it. Which is a pity, because when done correctly (which
it was - Intel hired Paul Karger to architect it) it's just what you
need for a truly secure system (which Multics also had) - but that's
another long message.
If you're ever feeling bored and would like to share that story. ():-)
Thank you again for typing the message and sending it to a mailing list
that you're not subscribed to. If we're ever in a pub together, I owe
you a round.
--
Grant. . . .
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