Author: David Rasmussen
Date: 07:08:22 01/10/02
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On January 10, 2002 at 10:05:40, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >> >>The OS is not responsible for the memory protection, the processor is. So memory >>is as well protected in Windows 2000 as it is in, say, Linux. > >Ahem. > >The OS must make use of those features of course. > >Putting DOS on an Athlon XP won't give you memory protection. > Oh, of course. That was implied. The OS has to run in protected mode, not real mode, to take advantage of this. But my point is that any OS that claims to have any form of memory protection on x86 processors, must use the hardware protection of the processor. It cannot be made in software. And as such, all OS'es are equally good. At any rate, my practical experience is that Windows 2000 is as stable as Linux regarding this. /David
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