Ron Johnson writes: > But back in the day, with the limited silicon budget, segmentation is a > great way for a 16 bit system (that wants to maintain upward > compatibility with the 8080/8085) to address more than 64KB.
There was no upward compatibility between the 8080 and the 8086. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
