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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Can I count on any alignment from NewHandle or NewPtr?
Message-ID: <1991Mar20.231935.27113@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 20 Mar 91 23:19:35 GMT
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In article <23706@well.sf.ca.us> gurgle@well.sf.ca.us (Pete Gontier) writes:
>In article <7496.27e4a472@cc.curtin.edu.au> Lewis_P@cc.curtin.edu.au (Peter N Lewis) writes:
>>In article <12563@goofy.Apple.COM>, Greg@AppleLink.Apple.Com (Greg Marriott) writes:
>>> Well, hop into Macsbug and do a heap dump (hd).  If every single block is
>>> long aligned, then I'd say the odds are really good that you've found out
>>> for sure.
>>Well, according to this fine probabalistic proof,  the Classic definitely
>>word alligns the heap (would be bad if it didn't :-).  And by counter
>>example taken from the head it definitely does NOT long word allign the
>>heap.
>
>According to another probabalistic proof I have just derived, '030 machines,
>or at least the IIci, do long word alignment. Now we need to hear from an
>'020 user.

According to this same proof, the Mac II does long word alignment.
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