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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 10:54:38 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: François Poirier <fpoirier AT aei DOT ca>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Double buffering
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On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, François Poirier wrote:

> I know how to create a selector but selector
> seem to use far ptr and I want to keep the near ptr for speed.

It is a common misconception that near pointers are much faster than far 
pointers.  Experience shows that in most cases the difference in speed is 
barely visible.

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