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From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
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Subject: Re: Real Mode or Protected Mode?
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John T. Moss wrote:
> 
> I was just wondering if FreeBSD ran in Real or Protected mode becuase
> DOS runs in real and has to use EMS ect... To get out of the 1 meg limit
> but UNIX varants use all memory. I was wondering if it ran in protected
> mode all the time or just swaped in on out like DOS to access beyond one
> meg.
> 
> Thanks,
> John

Like most modern OSs, FreeBSD uses only protected mode.

Nadav