[Info-vax] problem with 64-bit pointers in C

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2018-02-08 11:23:40 +0000, already5chosen at yahoo.com said:

> So, you say, VMS 5.1 and 6.x on Alpha were pure 32-bit?

OpenVMS prior to V7 was 32-bit sign-extended (internally) to 64-bit.  
Apps were 32-bit.

> Or in your book VMS 7.0 is also not considered 64-bit?

It's 64-bit in the same way that TKB is fondly remembered by RSX-11 
developers.  All but a few apps remain 32-bit.


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