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One thing people should be aware of, is that C++ exceptions and RTTI are unworkable for a 16 bit target. Those have to be disabled for 16 bit code gen.

The reason is pretty simple - all the support code would exceed 640K. You wouldn't get past a demo program.

Templates work, but you have to be pretty cautious in avoiding template bloat. Probably better off just avoiding them.



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