>>So is there a TRUE 32-bit OS out there?
>
>Does it matter ?

I don't really care if 95 is a *true* 32-bit OS or not.  But there are
some things I like about it.  (And some I don't...)

I like not having to worry about memory models and whether I'm
going to wrap around a 64k segment and how big my pointers are
and whether it's a near call or a far call.

I also like that the 32 bit address space gives you room for neat
tricks like memory mapped files.


>Why FORCE one instruction per 32 bits when you can get TWO or more ?

It's not the simple.

Not every x86 protected mode instruction is 32 bits wide.  Not every
instruction on the 8086 was 16 bits wide, either.

It's my understanding that a 32 bit OS has a 32 bit address space,
and that the size of the opcodes is irrelevant.


later,
newell