virtual mode. aka v86 mode.
I'm sure that was a typo, as virtual memory is a property of the operating
system ;]
> On Tue, Jan 05, 1999 at 08:09:20PM +0000, Jay Kulpinski wrote:
> > Steve Chandler wrote:
> > > I think he means FPU in which case it wouldn't be a problem. SX means no
> > > FPU but I'm not sure what the "F" indicates.
> >
> > He means both MMU and FPU.
> > See http://www.national.com/pf/NS/NS486SXF.html
> >
> > "The NS486SXF processor provides the same programming model and
> > register set as the standard '486 except that real mode, virtual
> > memory, and floating point support have been eliminated."
>
> if it doesn't have virtual memory, but it also doesn't have real mode
> (the only mode in which you don't use virtual memory), how in hell do
> you use it?
