At 02:05 PM 6/1/99 +0100, Jessen, Per wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael D. Bartman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: 01 June 1999 13:59
>> To: Jessen, Per; 'linux-diald'
>> Subject: RE: prevent redial?
>>
>>
>> At 09:44 AM 6/1/99 +0100, Jessen, Per wrote:
>>
>> >A port number is a half-word, so you can see values 1025-65535.
>>
>> Wouldn't it be more correct to say that a port number is 16
>> bits? Word
>> size varies from machine to machine...on the Cray XM/P I used to use a
>> "half word" was 32 bits... :^)
>>
>> -- Mike "not all machines are native 32 bit integer" Bartman --
>
>
>Of course! My sincerest apologies.
No need to apologize...just trying to keep potential misunderstandings to a
minimum.
>And, now that we are being pedantic anyway, one could argue that linux
>really only runs on 32bit processors (AFAIK), and since this is a linux-*
>mailing-list .... nah, I wouldn't want to get into that .....
No, best not...especially since the 64-bit Alpha (AXP) version is, from
what I hear, now working at least a little bit... :^)
-- Mike "and Merced probably won't be long in coming once they start
selling them" Bartman --
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