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To: brushwud who wrote (140218)7/26/2001 4:38:59 PM
From: dale_laroy  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
>The "power of virtual 86" & 286 modes was legacy compatibility.<

This legacy compatibility included LIM to enable 8086 applications to access up to 8MB of memory using bank switching. What similar legacy feature do you see propelling x86-64 to the forefront?
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