size of a file

[Rick Peralta]

In most implementations a pointer to the offset in the file is maintained.
The file (and filesystem) cannot ecxcede the limit of the int.  So, how
can a very large file be accommodated?  On a 16 bit machine this must have
been a critical problem.  Does anyone know how it was overcome?


 - Rick "Maybe compiler vodo, floating point hacks, secret math libraries..."