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From: nicholas@bilby.cs.uwa.oz.au (Nicholas Yue)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: LARGE arrays on IBM PC with 640k RAM?
Summary: LARGE arrays using TURBO C for IBM PC with 640k RAM?
Keywords: arrays PC
Message-ID: <nicholas.660461137@cuscus>
Date: 6 Dec 90 05:25:37 GMT
Organization: Dept. Computer Science, University of Western Australia.
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Hi,
Does anyone know of a way to implement large arrays

        unsigned char *raster;

        raster = (unsigned char *)malloc(640*480*3);

the above certainly won't work because my PC only has 640k RAM
but K&R suggested using lseek() and treat large files as array.
I tried it but unsuccessfully, does anyone has any suggestion?
Or some sources that will work? Preferably, the solution(s) do
not need hardware upgrade or purchase of other software! I
have TURBO C.

Thanks In Advance

nicholas@woylie.cs.uwa.oz.au