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>> From: Justin <c616077@SHOWME.MISSOURI.EDU>
>> To: CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca
>> Subject: Re: [RP] [Code] [Newbie] [Brainstorm] Race
>>SpecificClasses:
> Help!!!
>> Date: Tuesday, September 23, 1997 11:36 AM
>>
>> > bitvector. So a bitvector in Circle is as big as a signed integer on
>> > your platform (OS/compiler/machine).
>> So, practically speaking, what does this mean? That _most_, but not all,
>> stock Circles are 32bit because of above statement? If you're on the
>> right os, you'll have a 128bit stock Circle?
>>
>> Seeking knowledge,
>> Salvatore
>
> I think it means that most OSes and processors that people run MUDs
>off of are 32 bit (windows, most verions of unix, ect). Some servers with
>the right OS are capable of 64 bit integers, which means your bitvectors
>used can be 0 - 63, if the platform supports it, when some are 16 bit
>signed integers because of older OSes (win 3.1, dos, ect).
Do you know what the MacOS, MkLinux, RedHat Linux, and SlackWare Linux use?
Daniel
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