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    SubjectRe: Wlinux vs. LWin95, looking at the alternative
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    Rik van Riel wrote:
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    > On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Richard Jones wrote:

    > > As I understand it, there are only a few commands that
    > > can't be properly virtualized on the i386 processors. Is

    > They will trap with 'invalid instruction', and can (in
    > theory) be deassembled and emulated JIT...

    Sorry. That's an '85 Intel mistake. The problem is that some
    instructions that SHOULD trap, simply DON"T.

    Roger.

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