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Protected mode denotes a way 80286 and higher processors natively operate. But for compatibility reasons these x86 start working in real mode after power-on.

More see X86, x86-assembly

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... Fathers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary[?] at Louvain, and was admitted to the religious profession on October 7, 1860. Three years later he was sent to Hawaii, where ...