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   mutazilah@gmail.com to Joe Monk   
   Re: segmentation   
   06 Nov 22 00:11:52   
   
   From: muta...@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 9:12:26 AM UTC+8, Joe Monk wrote:   
   > > For 32-bit programs. It depends on how much memory   
   > > z/OS is willing to give, and whether that memory straddles a 4 GB   
   > > boundary.   
   > >   
   > IBM has migrated to a 100% 64-bit environment. 31-bit is now an   
   afterthought. Mainframes can't even be IPL'd in ESA/390 mode anymore.   
      
   So?   
      
   pdos-generic runs under other environments.   
      
   And this is 32-bit not 31-bit. It's running AM64 so there is   
   no-one who is going to truncate 33 (not a typo) bits.   
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
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