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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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