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[Eagle of Fire]

Of course they even kept backwards compatibility where it was completely ridiculous and nobody ever needed it (thinking about the famous A20-Gate...).

Yeah but how could they defeat the Terminators without those obsolete computers? Viva el compatibility!

[florianix]

Originally Posted by Eagle of Fire

Yeah but how could they defeat the Terminators without those obsolete computers? Viva el compatibility!

Sorry... I absolutely don't get it...

Who do you mean by "terminators"?
And "obsolete computers" are the ones including the strange structures keeping it backwards compatible?

Probably I don't have my brain in gear.

Anyway... thinking about my argument about the A20 gate again... it was terribly wrong... In fact its needed to be able to boot DOS on modern computers... (might the DOSbox evangelists forgive me that comment)

[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally Posted by florianix

And "obsolete computers" are the ones including the strange structures keeping it backwards compatible?

No. "Obsolete" as in "no longer in use".

Probably I don't have my brain in gear.

Probably.

Who do you mean by "terminators"?

Near-indestructible killer robots, optionally coated in cloned human tissue, created to systematically wipe out every human being.

[florianix]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

No. "Obsolete" as in "no longer in use".

Probably.
Near-indestructible killer robots, optionally coated in cloned human tissue, created to systematically wipe out every human being.

Will get some coffee for my ancient, to get my obsolete brain in order.
[waiting for that joke to work and to die laughing (much) later... ]