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  Include:   <malloc.h>
             <stdlib.h>  (ANSI-compatible malloc only)
 
  Syntax:    void *malloc( size_t size );
             void _based( void ) *_bmalloc( _segment seg, size_t size );
             void _far *_fmalloc( size_t size );
             void _near *_nmalloc( size_t size );
 
  Returns:   a pointer to the allocated space if successful, or NULL
             if not. The _bmalloc function returns _NULLOFF if
             unsuccessful.
 
  See also:  _bfreeseg, _bheapseg, calloc, free, realloc
             ◄_bmalloc Example►
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