Message-Id:	<m0zRies-000S5QC@inti.gov.ar>
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From:	"Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)" <salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar>
Organization:	INTI
To:	Gloria <lucjack AT golden DOT net>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Date:	Fri, 9 Oct 1998 17:02:53 +0000
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Subject:	Re: Mem size
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Gloria <lucjack AT golden DOT net> wrote:

> Hi. I'm a newbie to C. I'm learning with a book right now and it's
> getting into pointers. In one program you find  out the address of
> various pointers. In the book it says  that the memory location should
> only be from 0-65,535 however when I try the program in DJGPP I get
> memory addresses of 300000 and above. What's going on?

Simple: djgpp uses all the memory of your computer not just 640Kb, so 
pointers are much bigger. 
Download and read the FAQ, it explains a lot of newbie stuff (and advanced 
too).

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