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From: podop03@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Kriston J. Rehberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: BCPL and BPTR
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Date: 28 Feb 91 19:47:06 GMT
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I've been wondering about this for a long time.  I've replaced my
AmigaDOS commands with their ARP replacements, which is well and good,
but what's exactly is a BPTR program?  And for that matter, what is BCPL
and what are hunks?

Thanks to all.

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