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From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Gnat For use at Question
Date: 1996/07/15
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Date: 1996-07-15T00:00:00+00:00
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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 :-)