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From: seth@megad.UUCP (Seth H Zirin)
Newsgroups: net.micro.68k
Subject: Re: FLAME!!! Re: EA orthogonality
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 15:10:56 EDT
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>       Dan Frank writes:
>
>    Clever compilers for almost any language but C can paper over most sorts
> of yawning chasms.
> The problem is that C is a programming language written with a particular
> machine storage model in mind, and it ports poorly to other architectures.

C ports well to any large linear address space, stack-oriented processor.  In
addition, it ports well to small linear address space processors like the 
6809.  I've used it on IBM's, Univac-1100's, VAXen, and all of the
680x0 processors.

>    The problem is C, not Intel.  If you have programs that require enormous
> data arrays, you picked the wrong processor, didn't you?  Otherwise, you just
> picked the wrong language.

WRONG! C lets you exploit a machine's strengths at the expense of not hiding
the weaknesses.  If you've picked intel for C, you've picked the wrong
processor, the 68000 doesn't need to sweep its weaknesses under a high-level
language rug.  C does however work nicely with intel PROMS.

> I have a stupid 68000 system in my basement that I can't use and can't sell
> because there's no software for it, and one of those vending machines
> sitting on my desk.

If you can't use a 68000 based machine, you're probably in the wrong field.
On the topic of selling it, send me EMAIL with your asking price.

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