Re:The Burroughs B5000 - 20 Years Later and Still Ahead of t...
by wmf on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @06:57PM
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Looking at the article...
"A single bit in the descriptor can be used to specify whether the array (or other segment) is actually in core or not (the 'presence bit"). Bingo! Virtual memory."
This is really swapping, not virtual memory as we understand it today. While memory protection and translation are essential IMO, I agree with other commenters that swapping is mostly obsolete.
"A single bit in the descriptor can be used to specify whether the array (or other segment) is actually in core or not (the 'presence bit"). Bingo! Virtual memory."
This is really swapping, not virtual memory as we understand it today. While memory protection and translation are essential IMO, I agree with other commenters that swapping is mostly obsolete.