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From: kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Novice question.
Message-ID: <965@demott.COM>
Date: 14 Nov 90 04:44:05 GMT
References: <1990Nov14.010511.7241@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt)
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In article <1990Nov14.010511.7241@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> gordon@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Gordon) writes:
>	"register" means that the variable will be stored in a portion of
>memory that can be accessed significantly faster than normal.  Useful for 
>loop counters, among other things.  There are a limited number of registers
>available.  MS-DOS machines, for example, have around 16 (I think).

    Would you believe 2 registers for C (SI and DI)?


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