Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!bridge2!jarthur!nntp-server.caltech.edu!toddpw From: toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Re- HLLs vs. Assembly Message-ID: <1991Apr8.032608.19932@nntp-server.caltech.edu> Date: 8 Apr 91 03:26:08 GMT References: <9104060651.AA18946@apple.com> <1991Apr6.100927.21953@nntp-server.caltech.edu> <15743@smoke.brl.mil> Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Lines: 17 Thanks to Doug Gwyn, for explaining the systems he works with. STOP THIS ARGUMENT. Randy works almost entirely with microcomputers. Doug works with nothing but mainframes. If Randy started working on Doug's machines, he'd agree with Doug pretty fast. AND VICE VERSA!! Doug, I can personally vouch that 2-8X speed improvements can easily be gained over Orca/C by recoding in 65816 assembly. Todd Whitesel toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu