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From: phil@UX1.CSO.UIUC.EDU (Phil Howard KA9WGN)
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Subject: Re: why code in c or assembler?
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Date: 25 Apr 91 23:17:33 GMT
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USERECGF@LNCC.BITNET (Eduardo Cavalcanti Gomes Ferreira) writes:

>I think you are all missing the point.  Neither Assembler is better nor C.
>The point is that you use any of them for a particular use.  I think C is
>a good language and, dispite its 'uglyness', is a wonderful way of accessing
>system features from a HLL language.
>I used it very much when I worked with UNIX and now I use much Assembler to
>work with IBM.  It's just the best choice for the best moment.

I just finished the initial writing (and ready to go into testing and
debugging) of a multitasking program for VM/CMS.  It is written in
assembler (and will be available when ready).  But I challenge anyone
to rewrite in C (or any HLL of their choice).  I will be writing an
interface to use it from C programs, and to a limited extent from Rexx.
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