~OT: Computer misconceptions

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Fri Feb 5 19:37:28 1999

Doug wrote:
> AFAIK, Intel was the
> first to have segment-level protection for which there may be several
> types of "general" faults.

No, segments (and segment-related faults) were around for many years before
Intel was even founded. The GE 645 (on which Multics was developed) comes
to mind.
Received on Fri Feb 05 1999 - 19:37:28 GMT