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From: shekita@crystal.UUCP
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Subject: pointer alignment on a Vax 780
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Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 14:22:26 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 24 14:22:26 1985
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Are there any alignment constraints on the Vax 780?
Could one, for example, set an integer pointer to
the middle of a machine word? 

If there aren't alignment constraints, is it faster
to compare two word-aligned integers?