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From: | Damian Yerrick <DELCAPSyerricde AT pineight DOT 8mSOFTWARE DOT com> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: Just a few questions |
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NNTP-Posting-Date: | Mon, 25 Oct 1999 16:15:03 GMT |
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Date: | Mon, 25 Oct 1999 16:15:03 GMT |
To: | djgpp AT delorie DOT com |
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On Mon, 25 Oct 1999 03:35:56 GMT, DavMac AT iname DOT com (Davin McCall) wrote: >8 >8 >8 (discussion about how 16-bit "tiny" and 32-bit "flat" models are both "CS and DS point to the same segment" models.) > Your points about the tiny model and flat model being essentially the > same thing are correct, but I still maintain that the 16-bit version > is called "tiny" and the 32-bit version is called "flat". This > division is somewhat arbitrary, that I'll grant, but there are reasons > for it. It will only serve to confuse by calling the "flat" model > "tiny". > > I for one would feel much less concerned if you wanted to call the > tiny model "flat". To call the flat model "tiny", at this point in > time, seems rather unnatural. So, if "flat" is the general term, why not call the models flat-32 and tiny? > my programming page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~davmac/ I'll check it out. -- Damian Yerrick Mail me from the link on my web site: Pinocchio's Brother <http://yerricde.tripod.com/>
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