Re:The old days (Score 1)

So what's the big deal about memory protection anyway? (Okay I am just joking) ;-) However there are instances where it's best when the OS doesn't have memory protection. Look at SMSQ/E running on a MC68xxx and compare it with ANY Windows or Linux running on machines hundreds of times faster and see which system is more responsive... Maybe you would like to check out http://qdos.cjb.net (keep an eye for "Stella") and see how fast and small real operating systems can be (how does 48 kilobytes sound?)