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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-11 |
| Subject | Re: OS Support for old, cheap hardware ... |
| Date | 2025-08-24 23:37 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <29dsnlx6e7.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | (12 earlier) <l0kknlxj6r.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <1088lbg$1agt7$1@dont-email.me> <crrlnlxdlv.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <slrn10akc6r.1aqg.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> <108ep7o$2n9v5$15@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2025-08-24 12:23, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 23/08/2025 22:21, Lars Poulsen wrote: >> On 2025-08-22, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: >>>> On Thu, 8/21/2025 6:43 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>>>> I wonder how Linux implemented the floppy routines, though. >>>>> At some point, someone had to write floppy handling code that >>>>> worked on any PC, CPU and speed. >> >> AIUI, the fallback was use the BIOS driver, which would obviously be >> matched to the actual hardware. >> > > Were there not issues with safe/protected mode doing that? > I cant quite remember... Yes, there were. The system could be running in... I don't remember the correct name, but in some 386 advanced mode; to call the BIOS it had to switch to standard mode in which only the first MiB was accessible, and then go back to the advanced mode which could access all the memory directly. Each mode change took significant time. Thus Windows 3 tried to replicate the BIOS and parts of the MsDOS code. Win 95 went even further in the replication. ... -- Cheers, Carlos.
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Re: Submarines [Was: Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-24 17:07 +0100
Re: Floppies [Was: Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-08-22 23:29 -0700
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Re: Floppies [Was: Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-24 11:24 +0100
Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-22 11:26 +0100
Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-22 10:00 -0400
Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-22 19:41 +0100
Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-22 12:02 +0200
Re: OS Support for old, cheap hardware ... Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2025-08-23 21:21 +0000
Re: OS Support for old, cheap hardware ... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-24 11:23 +0100
Re: OS Support for old, cheap hardware ... "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-24 23:37 +0200
Re: OS Support for old, cheap hardware ... "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-24 15:18 +0200
Re: OS Support for old, cheap hardware ... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-24 16:58 +0100
Re: OS Support for old, cheap hardware ... "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-24 23:37 +0200
Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-22 11:22 +0100
Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-22 10:47 +0000
Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-22 19:39 +0100
Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-22 19:23 +0000
Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-23 01:38 -0400
Re: Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 11 SE Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-23 18:02 +0000
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