[Info-vax] [OT] Portable operating systems, was: Re: PowerX Roadmap -

[Bob Koehler]

In article <mqMDz.708073$aY4.690738 at fx15.ams1>, Dirk Munk <munk at home.nl> writes:
> 
> To your knowledge, is there any OS that actually uses those four modes 
> in x86?
> 
> If not, would it be possible to ask Intel to change the design of x86 is 
> such a way that the separation VMS requires would be achieved? I can 
> imagine that another OS could benefit from that too.
> 
> Perhaps it's just a fantasy, but a nice one I hope :-)

   And then in the next port, does VSI ask another vendor to add 4 modes
   to thier chip, also?

   If VSI can get the 4 mode needs out of VMS, and can do it now, it
   makes the future much simpler.

   I like the 4 modes.  I think thiey are good design.  But I don't
   lord over all the architecture designers.