From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 23/08/2024 11:12, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:   
   > On Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:17:56 +0100   
   > The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 22/08/2024 11:57, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:00:26 +0100   
   >   
   >> I don't recall them ever appearing in C source. They are not part of the   
   >> C language.   
   >   
   > 	No they are not - but they did appear as extensions in every   
   > 8086/80286 compiler I ever used.   
   >   
   Dint appea as extensions in ANY of the ones I used.  You compiled for   
   small model or for large model.   
   Small model couldnt exceed 64k program space   
      
   >> AIR you could compile for 'small model' or 'large model'   
   >   
   > 	There were several models available (tiny had one segment shared for   
   > code and data, small had separate code and data then there were mixed small   
   > code large data and vice versa). These set the memory mapping and the   
   > default sizes of pointers but the near and far keywords could override   
   > those defaults in some models.   
      
   Not in any compiler I used.   
      
   >   
   > 	It was *horrible*, the 80386 was a breath of fresh air.   
   >   
   I'll grant you that.   
      
      
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