Hi Herman,
On 03 Jul 97, 10:29, you wrote to Craig Hart
 CH>> Correction to lesson one: in real mode, the 286+ can access
 CH>> 1088kb-16 bytes of memory. This is achieved by
 CH>> segmentreg=FFFFh offset reg=0 to FFFFh. This is how the 286+
 CH>> ITSELF operates.
 HS> It can't access 1088kb. A 16-bit pointer can only access up to
 HS> 2^16 bytes, or 64kb.
 HS> "When in real mode, the 80x86 processor is has limited access to
 HS> only 1,024 kb using a segment:offset resolution." "Extending DOS,
 HS> Ray Gwin".
Spreading mis-information again, huh ... Craig is _RIGHT_ ...
Ever heard of the A20 gate and of the HMA? I don't think so ...
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