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Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs?

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From Salvador Mirzo <smirzo@example.com>
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Subject Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs?
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scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:

> "Paul Edwards" <mutazilah@gmail.com> writes:
>>"David Brown" <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote in message
>>news:vprtt6$3jah9$1@dont-email.me...
>>> On 27/02/2025 16:57, Ar Rakin wrote:
>>
>
>>Do you consider the concept of a BIOS (as seen as the IBM PC),
>>"legitimate to use" 
>
> In the abstract, possibly.  But the last half century has
> shown that BIOS as an I/O abstraction layer was a bad idea
> from the start.

Would you elaborate or point out an article or book that could clarify
the ideas that have made you to make such remark?  Sounds interesting.

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[OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? Ar Rakin <rakinar2@onesoftnet.eu.org> - 2025-02-27 21:57 +0600
  Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-02-27 14:02 -0800
    Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? Ar Rakin <rakinar2@onesoftnet.eu.org> - 2025-02-28 22:18 +0600
      Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2025-02-28 18:25 +0000
      OT: (Was: How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs?) Salvador Mirzo <smirzo@example.com> - 2025-02-28 19:56 -0300
        Re: OT: USENET Salvador Mirzo <smirzo@example.com> - 2025-02-28 19:57 -0300
          Re: OT: USENET Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2025-02-28 23:38 +0000
            Re: OT: USENET Ar Rakin <rakinar2@onesoftnet.eu.org> - 2025-03-01 15:09 +0600
              Re: OT: USENET candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-03-05 19:30 +0000
            Re: OT: USENET Salvador Mirzo <smirzo@example.com> - 2025-03-01 23:34 -0300
              Re: OT: USENET Ar Rakin <rakinar2@onesoftnet.eu.org> - 2025-03-02 16:48 +0600
                Re: OT: USENET yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2025-03-02 17:27 +0042
                Re: OT: USENET Salvador Mirzo <smirzo@example.com> - 2025-03-08 20:06 -0300
          Re: OT: USENET Ar Rakin <rakinar2@onesoftnet.eu.org> - 2025-03-01 15:08 +0600
        Re: OT: Ar Rakin <rakinar2@onesoftnet.eu.org> - 2025-03-01 15:07 +0600
  Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-02-28 09:59 +0100
    Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? Ar Rakin <rakinar2@onesoftnet.eu.org> - 2025-02-28 22:30 +0600
      Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-01 13:34 +0000
    Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? "Paul Edwards" <mutazilah@gmail.com> - 2025-03-01 15:50 +1100
      Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-03-01 14:55 +0000
        Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? Salvador Mirzo <smirzo@example.com> - 2025-03-01 23:37 -0300
          Re: PC BIOS (was [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs?) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-02 16:01 +0000
          Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-03-02 16:42 +0000
            Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-02 20:26 +0000
        Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? "Paul Edwards" <mutazilah@gmail.com> - 2025-03-02 19:22 +1100
          Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2025-03-02 16:16 +0000
            Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? "Paul Edwards" <mutazilah@gmail.com> - 2025-03-05 05:31 +1100
              Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2025-03-04 20:27 +0000
                Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? "Paul Edwards" <mutazilah@gmail.com> - 2025-03-05 16:38 +1100
  Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-01 13:15 +0000
  Re: [OSDev] How to switch to long mode in x86 CPUs? Andy Valencia <vandys@vsta.org> - 2025-03-01 20:02 -0800

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