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Subject: Re: Examples of current platforms/architectures where sizeof(void*) > sizeof(int*) ?
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On 2021-08-31 at 04:59, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 8/29/2021 1:57 PM, Alf P. Steinbach wrote:
>> Are there any examples of current platforms/architectures where 
>> sizeof(void*) > sizeof(int*) ?
>>
>> - Alf
> 
> Are there any old platforms where this was the case also ?
> 
> Lynn
> 

It would have been word-addressed machines, where char* (and thus void*) 
needed a part-word indicator in addition to the word address.

Haven't seen any of those lately.