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To: grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl
Cc: opendos-developer AT delorie DOT com
References: <199704210823 DOT KAA20462 AT math DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
Message-Id: <AAqVqMpW27@mpak.convey.ru>
Organization: International Brownian Movement
From: "-= ArkanoiD =-" <ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 97 13:56:52 +0300
Subject: Re: Usage of directory entries
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nuqneH,

> From: "Mark Habersack" <grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
> Organization: PPP (Pesticide Powered Pumpkins)
> To: "-= ArkanoiD =-" <ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru>
> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 10:24:21 +0100
> Subject: Re: Usage of directory entries
> Reply-to: grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl
> CC: opendos-developer AT delorie DOT com
[dd]
> > > > btw gcc requires 32-bit machine to run but it *can* produce 16-bit or
> > > > even 8-bit code - so why djgpp can not?
> > > GCC as such *cannot* produce 16-bit code. Only on linux you have 16-bit
> > > tools (assembler and linker). No version of gcc produces 16-bit code.
> >
> > gcc cross-compiler for pdp-11 that runs on VAX.
> > i think it is not the only one.
> ;-)) That's a little exotic, isn't it? ;-)

That shows the thing is possible - at least. And i am sure it is not the
only one. BTW i've heared a rumor that Watcom C is based on early version of
gcc.

P.S. I have pdp-11/34 at home. And a VAX that does not work :( seems to have
problems with HDD.
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