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From:	rob@research.att.com
Date:	Mon, 15 Feb 1993 19:47:52 -0500
To:	sam-fans@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu
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it's probably that the host and terminal exchange a pointer
in the protocol and it's known to fit in 4 bytes.
you'll need to fuss with the protocol, making it
incompatible with other architectures.  sigh.
-rob