equivalent to far in linux/unix

From: Andrew Falanga (falandr_at_hp.com)
Date: 08/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:55:43 -0600

Hello,

Don't know if the subject line makes sense but here'goes anyway. I
asked in comp.os.msdos.programmer what on earth far is. Actually, found
out that one can be near, far and huge; all depends on where one wants
to put their data.

It sounds as though far is typedef'd as some sort of 32 bit int.
Perhaps, I could be totally wrong too. Except for two very simple dos
prompt programs, I've never programmed for M$. (I'd actually like to
keep it that way.)

In any event, I was wondering if anyone here could tell me what the far
type would translate too in linux? For example, how would I read a line
like this?:

void far *LinkAddress;

What the heck is going on there? I thought void was a type. How can
you have two types for the same variable? Would that simply be
something like?:

int *LinkAddress;

Thanks in advance.

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Andrew R. Falanga (a non-HP employee)
Hewlett-Packard Company
11311 Chinden Blvd.
Boise, Idaho
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