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|    Joe Monk to All    |
|    Re: segmentation    |
|    22 Oct 22 13:35:43    |
      From: joemonk64@gmail.com              > I didn't invent the term "huge pointer". It has a meaning       > distinct from "far pointer".       >              A huge pointer is just a normalized far pointer. i.e.              char far *p =(char far *)0x55550005;       char far *q =(char far *)0x53332225;              "Physical Address = (value of segment register) * 0x10 + (value of offset).       Location pointed to by pointer 'p' is : 0x5555 * 0x10 + 0x0005 = 0x55555       Location pointed to by pointer 'q' is : 0x5333 * 0x10 + 0x2225 = 0x55555       So, p and q both point to the same location 0x55555."              0x55555 is the huge pointer.              Joe              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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