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Article #126Text? (Re: Kernel Definition)
From: Anthony J Stieber
Date: Tue, 28 May 1991 01:07
Date: Tue, 28 May 1991 01:07
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In article <greg.675107364@travis> greg@travis.cica.indiana.edu (Gregory TRAVIS) writes: [...] >Not overlayed in the traditional sense. From 2.8BSD and beyond, the kernel >text (program) size had bloated beyond the 64K barrier. The solution was to So what is the origin of the term "text" when applied to binary executables? This usage really confused me for a bit when I first encountered it. -- <-:(= Anthony Stieber anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu uwm!uwmcsd4!anthony
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!convex.csd.uwm.edu!anthony From: anthony@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv286,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Text? (Re: Kernel Definition) Message-ID: <12469@uwm.edu> Date: 28 May 91 01:07:49 GMT References: <29696@hydra.gatech.EDU> <48JBS77@xds13.ferranti.com> <greg.675107364@travis> Sender: news@uwm.edu Followup-To: comp.unix.sysv286 Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Lines: 10