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"Maciej W. Rozycki" wrote:
>  Well, other system might as well (e.g. DECstations can), but that doesn't
> solve the problem -- to access firmware variables you need to know which
> kind of firmware you are on.
> 

No way at run-time. You have to choose the box during compilation in
order to supply linker with proper load address.

Regards,
Gleb.