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From: page@ulowell.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Another question on the 80286- er, 68000 memory models
Message-ID: <7146@swan.ulowell.edu>
Date: 18 May 88 19:28:58 GMT
References: <2615@louie.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: page@swan.ulowell.edu (Bob Page)
Organization: University of Lowell, Computer Science Dept.
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Posted: Wed May 18 15:28:58 1988

It's the 16-bit vs 32-bit int distinction that produces the far/near
large/small models.  I agree, it's yukky.

rminnich@udel.EDU (Ron Minnich) wrote:
>The amiga has shared libraries and device code. So, what model
>do the libraries use?

32-bit ints.  Call that far/large I guess.

>Whoever decided on adding 80286-style models to the 68000- i am gonna
>send SCA after you.

I think it was Manx's idea; they had all those different libraries
a long time ago.

..Bob
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Bob Page, U of Lowell CS Dept.  page@swan.ulowell.edu  ulowell!page