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- From: Avi Lev <avil@sapiens.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: 680X0 -> PPC translator?
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 08:49:10 +0200
- Organization: Sapiens Technologies
- Message-ID: <31451E66.1748@sapiens.com>
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- > Of course. But if a PPC running predominantly 680x0 software through
- > emulation doesn't outperform the 680x0 code running on a real 040/060
- > chip, what's the point in going to PPC anyway? I guess the major
- > performance boost of having the OS in PPC code might counter the slow
- > speed of 680x0 emulation.
- >
- > waffle waffle bullshit bullshit
- >
- > joly-bum
-
- what exactly is the question here?! why NOT moving to a more powerful CPU, god knows the
- Amiga could use more processing speed, something comparable to the Pentium, we've got
- quality hardware surrounding the CPU, but the cpu proper is just too slow, adding a PPC will
- make this magical machine a legend and much more powerful. Portability isn't a major problem
- since most applications are written in C or some other high level language and can be ported
- to native PPC code easily and quickly so give me a good reason why the hell not to move. any
- programs written in assembler are obviously small in size and can be ported to PPC with
- great ease or can be emulated on the PPC.
- Avi Lev.
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