Date:	Mon, 25 Oct 1999 12:45:34 -0400
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From:	DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Just a few questions
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> >True. Technically, it would be called a "tiny" model.
> 
> Eh? It would be called the "flat" model. "tiny" model refers to data
> and text being together in the same 64KB 16-bit segment. It's called
> "tiny" only because of the limit on the total program size.

DJGPP does not use "flat" model.  It uses "tiny" model.  There are
segments, they do not start at physical address zero.  In flat model,
all segments start at physical address zero.  "Tiny" just means CS==DS
and default pointers are near, which is true for DJGPP.

> DJGPP does not impose that limit.

The limit is irrelevent.

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