[openbeos] Re: Reset and Losing Memory
- From: "Alexander G. M. Smith" <agmsmith@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 12:04:48 EDT (-0400)
Philipp Reichmuth wrote:
> FR> And yes, x86 cpus *can* be reset without loosing the mem, that's what 286
> DOS
> FR> extenders did to return to real mode because intel thought protected mode
> was
> FR> so nice nobody would ever want to get out of it =)))
>
> But that's not really what is needed here... what is the point of
> resetting only the CPU, apart from getting out of protected mode, if
> you don't cleanly reload anly operating system components?
That would be great for a RAM disk.
- Alex
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