From: "Damian Yerrick" <web DOT poison AT pineight DOT 8m DOT com>
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Hammy <darren AT grayce DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk> wrote in message
news:7ukvol$a00$1 AT news5 DOT svr DOT pol DOT co DOT uk...
> im using some code that use nearptrs? I think it
> does anyway, yet i can find any reference to the
> djgpp_nearptr_enable thing? so, does it mean it is
> using nearptrs?  I access the videoram with a regular ptr
>
> video[where]=col

That's nearptr. If you use this hack, you must be *very*
careful not to step on another program's memory.

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