Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 19:22:53 -0700 From: Joe McGuckin <joe@via.net> To: dk+@ua.net, mheller@student.uni-kl.de Cc: peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VM architecture (was Re: Protected mode instructions which reduce Message-ID: <199805030222.TAA22481@monk.via.net>
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Don't forget, the VAX had a WCS (writable control store) option. You could write custom instruction sets. The Pentium II does have the ability to update its microcode at boot-time. Many of the newer BIOS's support this feature. joe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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