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[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

You're thinking of CP/M, right?

[-] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Can CP/M address >= 2^32 bytes?

[-] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

https://obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/cpm-internals

CP/M requires a minimum of 20K RAM, although realistically, 48K is the bare minimum. Most systems have the maximum 64K.

Sounds like it can't address > 2¹⁶ bytes.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

CP/M-86, maybe.

this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
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