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ChocolateGod 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: ELKS: Linux for 16-bit Intel Processors

I guess no point wasting hardware supporting things that will never be possible for the lifetime of the processor.

p_l 4 months ago [–]

AMD64 mandates 48bit virtual addressing minimum, with the rest sign-extended unless certain optional features are enabled.

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