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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
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Subject: Re: Java vs C++
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Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:57:13 +1300
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In message <4d4f55ba$0$23758$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

> On 06-02-2011 20:55, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> In message<4d4e7634$0$81475$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>, Silvio wrote:
>>
>>> Oh, I remember how well C++ and its undefined sizes of things served us
>>> when we had to port heaps of code from 16-bit to 32-bit.
> 
> It is 8086 architecture not 80286 architecture.
> 
>> By “16-bit” I take it you specifically mean “Windows/Intel 16-bit”, i.e.
>> the segmented 80286 architecture (spit). That was the only major 16-bit
>> architecture I’m aware of that made portability difficult.
> 
> Windows has nothing to do with CPU architecture.

DOS/Windows is the only reason 8086/80286 segmented architectures became 
popular.