64 bit architectures and C/C++

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In article <1991May01.172042.5214 at buster.stafford.tx.us> rli at buster.stafford.tx.us writes:
>turk at Apple.COM (Ken "Turk" Turkowski) writes:
>
>>It is necessary to have 8, 16, and 32-bit data types, in order to be able
>>to read data from files.  I would suggest NOT specifying a size for the int
>>data type; this is supposed to be the most efficient integral data type
>>for a particular machine and compiler.
>
>You assume a lot about the data in the file.  Is it stored in a specific
>processor format (ala Intel vs Motorolla)?  My experience has been that
>binary data is not portable anyway.