From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Gnat For use at Question
Date: 1996/07/15
Date: 1996-07-15T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dewar.837432435@schonberg> (raw)
In-Reply-To: JSA.96Jul14211655@organon.com
Jon asked:
"Sounds like what you are saying is that for the user model (of the
language and implementation in this case) the segmenation stuff is
hidden and thus irrelevant. True?
"
The segmentation stuff is hidden and irrelevant in all modern 32-bit
operating systems for the Intel x86 architecture, and arguably the
whole facility is an example of RISC-inspired rubbish (if you want
to know more about what I think on this subject, read my book on
microprocessor architecture :-)
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Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-07-11 0:00 Gnat For use at Question Spasmo
1996-07-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-07-19 0:00 ` Spasmo
1996-07-11 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1996-07-11 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-07-11 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-07-11 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-07-12 0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
1996-07-13 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1996-07-15 0:00 ` Spasmo
1996-07-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-07-12 0:00 ` Spasmo
1996-07-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-07-15 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-07-15 0:00 ` Spasmo
1996-07-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
1996-07-15 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1996-07-15 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
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