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From: aglew%mycroft@gswd-vms.Gould.COM (Andy Glew)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: pointer alignment when int != ch
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Date: Thu, 30-Jul-87 14:37:16 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 30 14:37:16 1987
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>>I am aware of a seriously developed architecture where "long" was 64
>>bits, and pointers were 128 bits... In particular, there was a
>>universal, shared, access-protected, segmented address space...
>>
>>Wayne Throop      <the-known-world>!mcnc!rti!xyzzy!throopw
>
>Ahh, DG's unforgettable FHP machine. What a dream that was. :-)
>
>                                    Mark Fox
>       Applix Inc., 112 Turnpike Road, Westboro, MA 01581, (617) 870-0300
>                    uucp:  seismo!harvard!m2c!applix!mark

Does anyone who knows care to expound about the DG FHP, or provide
references? I know nothing of it, and thirst for knowledge.

If you can't post, can you mail me?


Andy "Krazy" Glew. Gould CSD-Urbana.    USEnet:  ihnp4!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!aglew
1101 E. University, Urbana, IL 61801    ARPAnet: aglew@gswd-vms.arpa

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who let themselves be affected by silly things, so: my opinions are my own,
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any possible bias I may have towards my employer's products or systems.