Xenix 286?
Tony Duell
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
Wed Feb 22 18:37:34 CST 2006
> Yup. Because once in protected mode on the 286, you can't get out unless
> you reset the CPU.
>
> -spc (I think you could get out by tripple faulting ... )
Could you, in general. I think you can on the PC/AT, but I seem to recall
a circuit that detects the odd state of the bus status lines if you get a
triple fault, and then resets the CPU, or toggles a pin on the keyboard
controller, or...
-tony
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