Re: Utility to the Consumer
> Intel needs to fix the 64-bit mode
The 64-bit mode is AMD's. They did that when Intel was trying to interest system makers in Itanium.
> so that it no longer includes the same mistake as it made with the 80286;
The 'mistake' with 80286 was entirely the fault of MS-DOS programmers (including Microsoft) who did segment manipulation. The 80286 worked fine in protected mode with other operating systems, such an Unix, Xenix. Even Microsoft had a multi-tasking 80286 operating system in MS-DOS 4.0 and 4.1 (not to be confused with the much later 4.01). It failed because most MS-DOS programs used poor programming techniques.
OS/2 was also OK on the 80286 because OS/2 programs were a clean start and dumped the bad habits of MS-DOS.
> so that 64-bit Windows can seamlessly run 16-bit Windows programs once again. There's where something needs to be fixed.
In what way is it Intel's fault that Windows 64bit can't or won't run 16 bit programs? When Windows 64bit first came out it wouldn't run many (or most) 32bit programs either - not the fault of the CPU.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
