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From: mhorne@tekfdi.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Re: Recent Motorola ad seen in Byte
Message-ID: <876@tekfdi.TEK.COM>
Date: Mon, 6-Apr-87 13:55:38 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  6 13:55:38 1987
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Reply-To: mhorne@honda.fdi.tek.com (Mike Horne)
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Summary: 80X86 assembly is pathetic!

In a previous article...
>>The neat thing about the '386 is that it can run UNIX, unlike the 68020....
>
>	In terms of the dreaded 68020/80386 wars, and if I took a 
>neutral stance on the speed issue, it all comes down to a preference
>of which instruction set one likes best.  I personally (and this is why
>I'm on this newsgroup) like Motorola.  Not just for their 680X0 series,
>but for their single chip microcomputers as well.  The 68705 for instance.
>And as far as quality goes, Motorola is right up there with HP.

*** BINGO! ***

After writing extensive code on the 80X86 line in assembly, I must add that
Intel assembly (all CPUs) is a major pain in the ass.  It is simply
disgusting.  Comparing Motorola's 680X0 assembly and Intel's 80X86 assembly
is like comparing the proverbial 'apples and oranges', except Intel's
assembly is the apple, and it's rotten to the core...

Let's face it;  The 80X86 line is a kludge that started way back with the
8080, and they refuse (or don't have the ability) to bring out a new machine
with modern instructions.  Have you ever seen another CPU (modern, that is)
that has instructions like Intel's?  And if so, is it popular?  IBM did
Intel an immense favor by using the 80X86 in it's PC.  If they hadn't, 
Intel wouldn't be around right now...

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