ac> Does anyone know of any other DOS or OS/2 compilers that align structures
ac> by default?  

IBM's cset++ 2.0 does...

/Sp      Pack structure members on specified alignments.
                  Default: /Sp4
                  
Also, gnu/emx does too, with no compiler option to change it
(you have to use pragmas instead).                  

ac> Also, does aligning structures at 2- or 4-byte boundaries 
ac> really provide a distinct speed increase in an 'average' program?  Tnx.

I don't know.  Always code on the assumption that structures
aren't aligned in a particular manner, and you will end up 
with portable code.  BFN.  Paul.
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