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posted by Rugxulo Homepage, Usono, 07.11.2022, 09:55

> And that the only people who will still be able to
> manufacture processors will be universities, and
> they will only be able to do 8-bit computers, not
> 16-bit.
>
> So there will be a time delay before new 16-bit
> computers become available.
>
> In addition, the 16-bit computers, when available,
> may or may not go through the same historical
> process, ie segmentation. It can't be ruled out.
>
> So, DOS really may be "ain't dead".
>
> As such, if anyone else has nothing better to do,
> let's standardize 16-bit segmentation computing.
>
> It doesn't necessarily need to be 8086.

Although I think it's unlikely, I really don't hate 8086 and think there are plenty of good compilers for it.

But it's more likely they would reproduce RISC-V, Motorola 68k, or SH2.

 

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