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To: Elmer who wrote (149815)	11/27/2001 9:00:58 PM
From: wanna_bmw	Respond to of 186894

Elmer, Re: "From the PPro on, Intel processors have had 36 bit addressing." Correct, and this is made possible through the use of segment registers. I can't see why Intel could increase the number of available segments further, thus pushing the number of address lines higher than 36-bit. It may be less efficient than a 64-bit design, but it will still be x86, if that's what the customer demands (by the way, I am talking about the consumer market, where x86 compatibility is more important than in the enterprise market). wbmw