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Re: PC/IX on an IBM AT, information requ

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From: Rick Richardson
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1986 04:27
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> > I have heard some version of UNIX for PCs limit programs to 64K of data and
> > 64K of code --- the S (small) memory model.  Any truth to this rumor?

> Yes. VENIX from Venturcom does this.

Actually, only data is limited to 64K in VENIX.  Code can be up to
the available memory in size.  The loader automatically code maps when
the code is greater than 64K.

Rick Richardson, PC Research, Inc. (201) 922-1134, (201) 834-1378 @ AT&T-CP
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Subject: Re: PC/IX on an IBM AT, information requ
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