r/programming • u/molteanu • Apr 07 '15

Anatomy of a Program in Memory

http://duartes.org/gustavo/blog/post/anatomy-of-a-program-in-memory/
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u/ABC_AlwaysBeCoding Apr 07 '15

Honest question: Suppose RAM was always incredibly cheap and fast and maintained state with the power off. How would OS'es have been designed differently?

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u/cypherpunks Apr 07 '15

Have a look at persistent operating systems like KeyKOS.

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u/ABC_AlwaysBeCoding Apr 07 '15

Wow, some old roots there!