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From: leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Looking for a decent C compiler
Message-ID: <1440@bucket.UUCP>
Date: 4 Jun 89 01:15:09 GMT
References: <3741@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson)
Organization: Rick's Home Grown Unix; Portland, OR
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In article <3741@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> conan@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Robert B Carroll) writes:
<I'm looking for a C compiler/linker for a DOS based machine.
<I want one that doesn't require overlays to get over a 640K
<memory limit. It should have standard libraries and shouldn't
<have any limits on structure or array sizes(ie. 64K page bs).
<complete K&R compatible. oh yeah, quickk an fast.
<does one exist or am i going to have to keep using some
<version of unix? send email to:

If you are running MS-DOS you *can't* get around the 64k structure limit
or the 640k limit without some *very* messy programming. MS-DOS runs in
"real" mode. In real mode you are running a 8086 for all practical
purposes. to get access to more than 640k of memory you have to switch
to protected mode. And then DOS won't work.

	he 64k structure limit involve the 64k segment size of the
8088/86 and 80286. If you have a 386 *and* are willing to not use DOS then
you have no problems...But it looks like want to use DOS... :-(

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