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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: 80286 protected mode
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On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 23:13:25 +0000, MitchAlsup1 wrote:

> Is protected mode not "how Pascal" thinks of memory and objects in
> memory ??

How is that different from C?

> Whereas by the time 286 got out, everybody was wanting flat memory ala
> C.

When did they not want that?