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- From: stevev@miser.uoregon.edu (Steve VanDevender)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp48
- Subject: Re: Tricorder simulator
- Message-ID: <STEVEV.93Jan4192708@miser.uoregon.edu>
- Date: 5 Jan 93 03:27:08 GMT
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- In-reply-to: ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca's message of 5 Jan 93 00:14:27 GMT
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- In article <1iajt3INNp3f@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca
- (ochealth) writes:
-
- One can speculate on Alonzo's mnemonics, but BSET, BCLR, JSR
- etc. are all familiar Motorola mnemonics, same with $ for
- hex.and same with the move.a (d1),a
-
- So it look s like CLASS is much closer to a standard than
- the AG mnemonics (which is disappointing to learn)
-
- So perhaps we should just program the Saturn in 68000 assembler?
- The Saturn is not a 68000. I don't think you get the point,
- which is indeed disappointing to learn.
-
- What I object to is changing a few parts of a well-established
- assembly language format while leaving others alone, introducing
- unnecessary confusion and incompatibility. The changed mnemonics
- are no better in terms of comprehensibility or notational
- convenience than the originals. One should think very carefully
- before introducing those kinds of changes, and be able to justify
- them. Alonzo Gariepy did a lot better in inventing a new,
- consistent set of Saturn mnemonics to use in place of HP's than
- Lutz Vieweg did in gratuitously changing a few of Alonzo's
- around for his assembler.
- --
- Steve VanDevender stevev@greylady.uoregon.edu
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