Talk:Real mode
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[edit] Ring Levels
A description of ring levels would also be nice. For example: ring 0
[edit] Lamen info
'''''WHAT IS THIS IN LAMENS TERMS'''''
It is very difficult to explain CPU operating modes without assuming a basic level of understanding on the part of the reader. If you don't have that understanding, following some of the related links in the article will help.
BTW, it's "Laymen's Terms."
[edit] Is celeron good for Africa
Hi, found out that the Celeron PROCESSOR Generates more hot than the other INTER PROCESSORS, I feel Celeron should not be used in some parts of Africa,e.g,West,North,Southern Africa
skygold
^That is a good question, as long as your computer has proper functioning fans and heatsink the temperature shouldn't adversly affect the operation of your computer anywhere on earth people can live.^
[edit] Article contradicts itself
The first sentence states that real mode is a mode of 80286 and later processors, but the righthand sidebar/inset states that real mode was first supported in the 8086. -86.134.90.115 19:42, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
I've just noticed the same point. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.56.41.149 (talk) 23:26, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Textbook
Was the article text here copy/pasted from a textbook, or something? It's full of "Figure 1", "Figure 2" (but doesn't actually have any figures), and ends with "In the next chapter...". It should probably be rewritten to have a more encyclopedic style, and someone should probably check if this is a copyvio... Phlip (talk) 10:40, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Hmm, it really seems to come from this page http://www.internals.com/articles/protmode/realmode.htm 62.177.69.197 (talk) 22:16, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Switching to real mode
The section describes purely 80286 issues, and I don't think there even was DPMI for 286? For 386, it is possible to switch back to realmode in a 'normal' way, not resetting the CPU, and DOS extenders commonly used the virtual 8086 mode instead of switching back. Someone should revise the section to include all this. Jalwikip (talk) 12:48, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Real mode or supervisor mode or what.
Ring (computer security) refers to supervisor mode and seems to describe real mode. The difference should be explained or the articles should be merged. Rsduhamel (talk) 22:38, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Megabytes or Mebibytes
The article header states that "Real mode is characterized by a 20 bit segmented memory address space (giving exactly 1 MiB of addressable memory)..." However the link on MiB links to the Megabyte article. I'm guessing that's a boo-boo. 203.206.78.138 (talk) 10:22, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
