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From: jml@tw-rnd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Michael Lodman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Was - Re: Xerox sues Apple!!! Now processor wars.
Message-ID: <199@tw-rnd.SanDiego.NCR.COM>
Date: 3 Jan 90 22:27:13 GMT
References: <6767@tank.uchicago.edu> <1989Dec17.112127.27333@me.toronto.edu> <3368@rti.UUCP> <899@lzaz.ATT.COM> <1989Dec29.165724.12683@sj.ate.slb.com>
Reply-To: jml@tw-rnd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Michael Lodman)
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In article <1989Dec29.165724.12683@sj.ate.slb.com> poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) writes:
>AT THE SAME TIME. We are NOT talking emulation, but TRUE multiple operating
>systems co-existing. That's how the Sun 386i does their DOS compatibility. Just
>assign a chunk of memory, and away you go.

I thought the 386i ran a version of VP/ix. Hardly what I would call
an operating system. DOS doesn't use virtual memory. Your statement
would possible be true for any OS constrained as DOS is. I really
don't think OS/2 and Unix would cooperate very well running at the same time.

Just what is better about the 386 memory management as opposed to the 030?
Specific examples of registers etc would be useful. I disagree with your
conclusion at this point.

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