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From: chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: It looks like he's at it again!
Summary: In which Herman demonstrates the desirability of HLLs
Message-ID: <26A1EBED.1E3B@tct.uucp>
Date: 16 Jul 90 16:31:41 GMT
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According to cik@l.cc.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin):
>Many years ago, I produced a random number package for the 6500
>with the aid of an undergraduate CS major.  This was written
>entirely in assembler, and was Fortran callable.

We must admit that Herman practices what he preaches:
He uses assembler to do his real work.  However, Herman
is subsequently hoist upon his own petard:

>BTW, it was not upgraded for the 6600, because it used a particular
>calling sequence.  The graphics package the computing center used
>was also not upgraded for the same reason.

Ah yes, that old bugaboo:  Portability.
Still think it's unimportant, Herman?

>Most of my code is written by myself.  That is why so little gets done.

No comment.