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- From: norm@netcom.com (Norman Hardy)
- Subject: Re: RISC assemblers question
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.211251.8759@netcom.com>
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- References: <Dec.17.10.16.36.1992.17493@cadenza.rutgers.edu>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:12:51 GMT
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- In article <Dec.17.10.16.36.1992.17493@cadenza.rutgers.edu> masticol@cadenza.rutgers.edu (Steve Masticola) writes:
- >Hi,
- >
- >I've met a couple of people who have attempted to write assemblers for
- >RISC machines, who say that it's a difficult job. Can someone give me
- >an inkling as to why?
- >
- I have written much assembler code for each of several RISC machines starting
- with the CDC 6600 and most recently for the Motorola 88K. For the first few
- weeks the 6600 seemed alien but thereafter I decided that I preferred
- programming it to most other machines. My only advice is be sure to have an
- assembler whose notation makes it clear where a given register is modified. I
- have not measured productivity but it seems commensurate with "normal"
- machines.
-