Path: utzoo!mnetor!spectrix!clewis
From: clewis@spectrix.UUCP (Chris R. Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Memory models?
Message-ID: <473@spectrix.UUCP>
Date: 1 Mar 88 03:02:09 GMT
References: <4022@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu>
Reply-To: clewis@spectrix.UUCP (Chris R. Lewis)
Organization: Spectrix Microsystems Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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In article <4022@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu> randy@umn-cs.UUCP (Randy Orrison) writes:
>I have noticed people posting in here talking about programming and using
>various models.  Is this for real?  

Unfortunately yes.  But only on a 286.  The 386 doesn't need this dreck
in UNIX (386/ix, uPort).  All pointers are 32 bits on 386 UNIX (unless
you're running 286 UNIX on a 386 - then you get what you deserve).
-- 
Chris Lewis, Spectrix Microsystems Inc,
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