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Re:*(char*)0 = 0; - What Does the C++ Programmer Intend with... by sargstuff on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @05:16PM (#37921690)
pre-MMU, unless using DEC box.
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Re:*(char*)0 = 0; - What Does the C++ Programmer Intend with... by inkyoto on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @08:00PM (#37923201)
It is still true even today for microcontrollers – many of them come with a miniscule amount of RAM, no MMU and generally unpredictable memory maps.
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