From: Bjorn De Meyer <bgdmeyer AT eduserv2 DOT rug DOT ac DOT be>
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Subject: RE: Will there be an out of memory error?
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 14:54:15 +0100
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On Sun, 15 Nov 1998, Arthur wrote:

> > I prefer method number one but I've programmed a floodfill program in
> > MS-Qbasic and I found that if I use method number one, then I get
> > an out of
> > memory error, but method number two does not return an out of
> > memory error.
> > So I want to know whether djgpp also return an out of memory error for
> > method number one.
> 
> Method number one would be the preferred method in C. I have no idea why
> QBasic would return out of memory - not unless it's with some other part of
> your code.   All I can suggest is that there's something in your floodfill
> code that absorbs all available memory.

Qbasic is infamous for it's 64k limits on code and data structures. 
It's a reduced version of Quickbasic and Micro$oft made sure that it's
impossible to make 'real' programs in Qbasic by cutting the available mem
to 64k. Yuk :P ! 
With DJGPP OTOH, all the mem there is, is yours to use :).

Bjorn De Meyer.
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