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From: dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Der Tynan)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Some facts about the Acorn RISC Machine
Summary: Why machine code?
Keywords: Acorn RISC ARM
Message-ID: <2615@sultra.UUCP>
Date: 4 Nov 88 22:37:04 GMT
References: <543@acorn.UUCP>
Organization: Tynan Computers, Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <543@acorn.UUCP>, RWilson@acorn.co.uk writes:

> Operating Systems:

> Acorn's proprietry OS "Arthur" is written in machine code: it fills 1/2MByte
> of ROM! (yes, writing in RISC machine code is truly wonderful as others have
> noted on comp.arch).

> .....Roger Wilson (RWilson@Acorn.co.uk)

Why write THAT MUCH code?  I mean, C ain't that bad, and it certainly would've
been a *lot* easier.  The speed penalty and added size (although my guess is,
it wouldn't be much) surely couldn't justify 100,000 lines (roughly) of
machine code, or am I missing something...
						- Der
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