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From: joachim@orfeo.radig.de (Joachim Riedel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: Intel-8086/80186-Assembler for System-V available ?
Message-ID: <1990Oct11.084750.1183@orfeo.radig.de>
Date: 11 Oct 90 08:47:50 GMT
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In <_:A6TTA@xds13.ferranti.com> peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes:


>I'm saying that if you want to do x86 development on an 80[34]86 running
>UNIX, doing it in a DOS emulation mode is crazy and the older intel tools
>are far better suited to the task.


Maybe you are right, but remember one thing:

We still edit our source code with UNIX-Editors (EMACS and EDT (EDT is
the VAX-VMS-Editor our boss is used to since ....)) We have a batch job
that temporarily switches to VPIX, compiles or links and then goes back
to UNIX. Our Intel-Hexfiles are only about 400kb, so we only need
2 Minutes to link (Intel 33Mhz-Board) and therefore I think it is not
crazy to use DOS-Emulan. One year ago an our VAX we need 30 Minutes
to link, for us UNIX is terrible, no time to enjoy a coffee.
But I agree that a 8086-Assembler for UNIX386 in realtime is the better
solution but it seems it is not available. (I got a mail that one
company may have it, we'll try).
Tks for your help and excuse my bad english grammar. 
It is good to know that there are still assembler programmers out there,
and a interesting discussion although I missed one article.


Joachim

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