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_nmalloc()               Allocate Near Memory Block

 #include   <malloc.h>

 char       near *_nmalloc(size);
 unsigned   size;                        Number of bytes to allocate

    _nmalloc() allocates a block of 'size' bytes in the default data
    segment.

    Returns:    Pointer to allocated space.  Returns NULL (defined in
                <stdio.h>) if the space cannot be allocated.

      Notes:    Use _nfree() to deallocate block allocated with
                _nmalloc().

  -------------------------------- Example ---------------------------------

    The following statements allocate space for 1000 bytes in the default
    data segment and then free the allocated space:

           #include <malloc.h>
           #include <stdio.h>      /* for printf and NULL */

           char near *near_memptr;

           main()
           {
               if ((near_memptr = _nmalloc(1000)) == NULL)
                    printf("not enough room to allocate memory\n");
               else {
                    .
                    .
                    _nfree(near_memptr);
                }
           }