On Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 7:46:03 AM UTC-5, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:39:56 -0800, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> > We're not even talking about the same thing. dsi1 and I are talking
> > about variable sizes and the smallest size that can be addressed.
> Please don't get me started. Just for fun, I'm working on a DOS boot
> diskette that installs Windows 3.11. I had to re-learn the following
> memory terms:
>
> DOS, Conventional, High, Low, Upper, 'Page Frame', EMS, UMB, XMS, EMM,
> 'Protected Mode', 'Real Mode'.
>
> Also the history & legacy of the 'A20 Line handler' hardware bug.

Ew. I'm all about 64-bit Linux nowadays.

Cindy Hamilton