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   mutazilah@gmail.com to All   
   Re: as86   
   16 Nov 22 07:19:16   
   
   From: muta...@gmail.com   
      
   I think SubC has a restriction on pointer sizes being   
   the same size as ints.   
      
   I'm thinking of having SubC target large/huge memory   
   model plus 32-bit ints using dx:ax etc pairs. I think   
   SubC retrieves things from the stack for every operation   
   anyway.   
      
   I don't particularly care that it is going to be slow.   
      
   I do care about the increased amount of memory that   
   it is going to take, and I think I'm going to have to   
   switch to Turbo 186/80286 to give me the required   
   room.   
      
   I still wish to be restricted to 8086 instructions and   
   registers though.   
      
   Then at least apps written for PDOS/86 that aren't so   
   ridiculous can be run under real MSDOS.   
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
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