From: "Steven \"Ionicis\" An" <ionicis AT planetquake DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: malloc()...free()...WTF??
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 20:32:03 -0700
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OK, I understand that malloc() and free() allocate and free memory, but how
does memory work in general?  Like, what's the heap and how does an array
manage itself?  I might not sound too clear about wtf I wanna know, but that
just shows how confused I am about memory, pointers, etc.  I know C pretty
well...but it's just this memory allocation crap I can't understand...I
don't understand.  Is there a page that explains how C programs handle
memory?  Do I have to learn assembly to understand this?

Eh...a website (URL) would be best...or if you care, write me an explanation
yourself!  Oh well, whatever you do, thanks for reading...