Hackaday (unofficial) July 15, 2024 6:00am A 64-bit x86 Bootloader from Scratch #softwaredevelopment #softwarehacks #bootloader #protectedmode #x86 #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A 64-bit X86 Bootloader From Scratch For most people, you turn on your computer, and it starts the operating system. However, the reality is much more complex as [Thasso] discovered. Even modern x86 chips start in 16-bit real mode and…
Hackaday (unofficial) February 10, 2024 4:00am Breaking Through The 1 MB Barrier In DOS With Unreal Mode And More #softwaredevelopment #softwarehacks #intel8086 #msdos #protectedmode #unrealmode #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Breaking Through The 1 MB Barrier In DOS With Unreal Mode And More The memory map of the original 8086 computer with its base and extended memory made the original PC rather straightforward, but also posed countless issues for DOS-based applications as they tried …
Hackaday (unofficial) October 23, 2022 3:00pm Protected Mode On A Z80! (Almost) #retrocomputing #reverseengineering #8bitcpu #protectedmode #z80 #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Protected Mode On A Z80! (Almost) The microprocessor feature which probably most enables the computing experience we take for granted today is protected mode. A chip with the required hardware can run individual software processes …
