memory allocation in c

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From: Joaquinv Villar
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1990 09:35

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   What are these 8 bytes , what is their exact meaning and what
   is the exact format?

   what is the influence of the memory model on those 8 bytes?
   please reply directly to me by using email.

	  Thanks Joaquin  joaquinv@solist.htsa.aha.nl

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From: joaquinv@solist.htsa.aha.nl (Joaquinv Villar)
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Subject: memory allocation in c
Keywords: this question concerns the memory allocation function (malloc) in    
   TURBO C.
   When i allocate memory in c for example : p = (char *) malloc(a*sizeof(char));
   then malloc allocates the given value  parameter plus 8 bytes.
   those first 8 by
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