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Richard wrote:
> Ian Collins <ian-news@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> Simon wrote:
>>
>>> Actually I'm mostly learning C from the book by H. Schildt, which is
>>> excellent but it doesn't mention near and far pointers at all. I find
>>> them quite confusing, so I think any book should explain them clearly.
>>>
>> The is no need for any C book to explain near and far pointers as they
>> are not C, but an obsolete platform extension.
>
> near and Far pointers were used in lots of legacy code which is still in
> use. And they are part of the C used on those platforms.
>
> Now, if that wasn't C in use then I must be dreaming. Because there were
> many books on C which explained this pointers.
>
> So your claim that there is no need for "any C book" to explain them is
> clearly rubbish.
>
I learned C from K&R. I learned about near and far pointers form Intel
and compiler documentation.
The C book explained C, the documentation explained segments. Segments
were just as relevant to my assembly as my C programming.
There was and still is no need for any C book to explain near and far
pointers. There is a need for DOS and 386 books to explain near and far
pointers.
--
Ian Collins.
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