Subj : Re: memory models...?
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Jogy
Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 12:28 pm

mujeebrm wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> i am mujeeb. i am a newbie in c/cpp programming.
> 
> i want to know about
> 
> a )  memory models in c, why are they needed?
> 

The memory models were needed in the old days of DOS 16-bit programming
when the application worked with 16-bit pointers, which could address
only 64KB (2^16) of memory, and to access more memory, you had to use 
different memory models.
If you do not plan writing DOS programs, do not concern with memory 
model issues. If you do .... just choose the large memory model.


> b) win32 programming intro/model, r there memory models in win32?
> 

No. There is only "flat" memory model for win32 applications.

> c) linux programming intro/model,
> 

No, it's 32-bit too.

> 
> i would really appreciate if anyone guides me about these things by giving 
> me some informative guidelines or info.
> 
> 
> thanx,
> 
> mujeeb. 
> 
>

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