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Article #6860Re: FAR *
From: Detlef
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 06:58
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 06:58
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Hi Gambit, maybe in the future with 48bit or 64 bit address space. I would suggest a type like FAR_FAR_AWAY* ;-) Best regards Detlef www.seatec-gmbh.com "Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:425574ea$1@newsgroups.borland.com... > > "Boguslaw Fries" <boguslaw.fries@polivision.it> wrote in message > news:425512b9$1@newsgroups.borland.com... > > > Which is the main difference between > > char FAR * c1; > > and > > char * c2; > > FAR is a left-over from programming 16-bit programming, back when pointers > could be NEAR or FAR depending on what they were pointing to. FAR and NEAR > have no meaning in 32-bit programming, and as such they are not defined as > anything at all. > > > Gambit > >
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