Protected mode, also called protected virtual address mode, is the primary mode of operation for anIntel-basedx86 microprocessor. It's characterized by the way it restricts the address space of any given application from writing over the address space of another application. This restriction is imp...
TheMITS Altair 8800was built on theIntel 8080. The Intel 8080 was the second 8-bit microprocessor manufactured by Intel, clocked at 2MHz, with a 16-bit address bus to access a whopping 64 KB of RAM. This was back in 1974, yes, that’s 47 years ago. The Altair 88...