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From: rick@Jessica.stanford.edu (Rick Wong)
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Subject: Re: Ptrs, Handles, & Stuff
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Date: 23 Feb 89 23:01:03 GMT
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In article <10814@well.UUCP> brecher@well.UUCP (Steve Brecher) writes:
> . . .
>Disposing a heap block does not relocate any other blocks.
>

Appendix B of IM vol. III lists DisposHandle and DisposPtr among the
routines that may move or purge memory.  Even if the routines currently
don't cause a heap scramble, it's safer to take Inside Macintosh at its
word.

Rick "No, it's Hair Pie" Wong
rick@jessica.stanford.edu