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You still need all of these things. An x64 Intel Processor manufactured in 2017 still boots into real mode at startup exactly like the original did 30 years ago. Complete with segmented mode without memory protection, multitasking, or code privilege levels, just as AT/AT compatible as the day it was born.



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