Scott Alfter wrote:
Expecting modern features to be present in nearly-20-year-old hardware is insane. You can sometimes add this stuff in later on, but hardware-based memory protection wasn't something you'd see on PCs in the mid-'80s.
Protected memory spaces are not a modern feature, being generally developed in the 60s. Granted, computers targeted at the masses have always lagged on features because the target market is highly cost-sensitive.
The 65816 was never designed for serious computing - it was a hack to attempt to not lose the dwindling market for the 6502. That said, I really enjoyed my gs and wish I still owned it.
Kelly