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Re:Intel mulls cutting 16 and 32-bit support, booting straig... by armada651 on Thursday May 25, 2023 @02:13PM (#36074063)
Support for the A20 gate was actually already dropped as per the article you linked:

> Intel no longer supports the A20 gate, starting with Haswell.

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Re:Intel mulls cutting 16 and 32-bit support, booting straig... by jylam on Thursday May 25, 2023 @02:35PM (#36074361)
It was not needed anymore in Haswell, but the support was still there. It isn't supported at all anymore.
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