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ChocolateGod on Jan 4, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: ELKS: Linux for 16-bit Intel Processors

I guess no point wasting hardware supporting things that will never be possible for the lifetime of the processor.

p_l on Jan 5, 2025 [–]

AMD64 mandates 48bit virtual addressing minimum, with the rest sign-extended unless certain optional features are enabled.

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