Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 16:57:13 -0700 (MST)
From: firewind <firewind AT metroid DOT dyn DOT ml DOT org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: (pas d'objet)
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> Not entirely true.  Near and far pointers are with us as long as we
> use Intel x86 segmented architecture.

<snip excellent discussion of near and far pointers on the x86>

I realize this. What I was referring to is the existance of the 'near' and
'far' keywords as they are used in 'traditional' MS-DOS compilers.

> DJGPP's ``near pointers'' are IMHO a misnomer; ``Fat DS'' is actually
> a much more accurate description.  

Yes. I believe I mentioned this, and referred to the method as 'Fat DS'
exclusively in the rest of the message.

> > (BTW: Eli: is that a short I see in the prototype? ;)
> 
> Yes; but I didn't write that code ;-).

Hehe. :)

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