Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site callan.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!scgvaxd!wlbr!callan!geoff From: geoff@callan.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: pointer -> long conversion Message-ID: <208@callan.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Aug-84 08:10:15 EDT Article-I.D.: callan.208 Posted: Thu Aug 2 08:10:15 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Jul-84 00:21:49 EDT References: <2212@saturn.UUCP> Organization: Callan Data Systems, Westlake Village, CA Lines: 9 Interestingly enough, the 68000 considers word-length pointers to be signed in certain contexts. The "absolute short" addressing mode sign-extends the 16-bit address. Perhaps this is intended for use with a split user/system address space like on the Vax? -- Geoff Kuenning Callan Data Systems ...!ihnp4!wlbr!callan!geoff