2008/3/22, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> OS/2 v2.0 was the first version of OS/2 to implement the 386's 32-bit
> flat memory model. There was still some 16 bit code around and
> especially in device drivers
The irony was MS peddling MS Windows NT 3.11 as a totally 32 bit OS.
True enough, but it didn't prove a thing.
> but the OS can't run on a 286 with its segmented memory architecture.
True, I think the 1MiB 80286 will run at most OS/2 v1.x or MS Windows
v2. There was once a veersion of GNU/Linux, and MS Xenix too.
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