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SGI used three ABIs for their 64-bit computers.. O32, N32, N64. N32 was 64-bit except for pointers which were still 32 bits for exactly that reason - to avoid d
by Tor3 1y ago
SGI used three ABIs for their 64-bit computers.. O32, N32, N64. N32 was 64-bit except for pointers which were still 32 bits for exactly that reason - to avoid doubling the memory needed for storing pointers.
- IshKebab 1y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X32_ABI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X32_ABI