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On Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:20:42 +0000, Michael S wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:02:51 +0000
> mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:04:28 +0000, David Brown wrote:
>>
>>> On 13/10/2024 17:45, Anton Ertl wrote:
>>
>>> I do think it would be convenient if there were a fully standard
>>> way to compare independent pointers (other than just for equality).
>>>  Rarely needing something does not mean /never/ needing it.
>>
>> OK, take a segmented memory model with 16-bit pointers and a 24-bit
>> virtual address space. How do you actually compare to segmented
>> pointers ??
>
> That's their problem. The rest of the C world shouldn't suffer because
> of odd birds.

So, you are saying that 286 in its hey-day was/is odd ?!?