[rescue] Mac Appliance

Dave McGuire rescue at sunhelp.org
Fri Aug 3 21:39:10 CDT 2001


On August 3, James Sharp wrote:
> >   I really have no idea.  I don't think it was a particularly good
> > decision, and it has resulted in some problems.  There's just no
> > explaining some design decisions.  Take the 8086 architecture's
> > segmented addressing, for example. ;)   *BARF*
> 
> NO NO NO SEGMENTED ADDRESSING.  RUN AWAY FAST.  RUN AWAY SCREAMING.  FLAT
> ADDRESS SPACE GOOD.
> 
> Er.  Ahem.
> 
> Now was that a near pointer, a far pointer, a far far pointer, or a
> second star to the right and straight on till morning pointer.

  Ok, vengeance is yours.  Pepsi One on the monitor.

     -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD



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