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Subject: Re: C compilers that can access more memory
Message-ID: <161@edm.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Jun-87 17:31:21 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 10 17:31:21 1987
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Organization: Unexsys Systems Inc., Edmonton,AB.
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Keywords: More C Memory
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Summary: yes, it's possible (I think)

In article <496@tahoe.UUCP>, malc@tahoe.UUCP (Malcolm L. Carlock) writes:
> I'm looking for a C compiler to run on '286 AT's or AT clones that can
> access more than 64K of program and 64K of data memory.  Microsoft C....

 I believe that Microsoft (at least) has flags for use of the -l(arge) and
-m(edium) memory models. These should allow the use of >64k total, but
you are still limited to 64k in any given array/object.
> 
> This [64k limit] puts a bit of a damper on any kind of large-scale development
> work on these machines using C.

Or just about any other language.
> Anyone out there have any ideas?
Get yourself a REAL machine :-?