Re: Re: A85: Just thinking.


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Re: Re: A85: Just thinking.





In a message dated 9/3/98 3:54:27 PM, you wrote:

>I didn't mean to imply that it had an extremely powerful instruction 
>set. I meant to imply that it was neater that the intel instruction set. 
>Every instruction has its own definite instruction with no mode or 
>register address bit values to calculate like with x86 instructions. 
>It's just a lot easier to write low-level code for than the x86 in some 
>respects. And besides, with the 32-bit z380, I imagine they've added 
>signifigant improvements to the instruction set. And by the way; I know 
>that laptops are out, but if the people on this list were out solely to 
>program laptops, they wouldn't be on this list now would they?

I wanted to make a point.  Do you know of a teacher that will allow a laptop
into class with color games and sound? (I don't.)  BUT, I know of a couple
teachers that think a graphing calculator is quite a useful utility.  And I
happen to know that I can play games like Daedalus on it too. ;p

-Josh Morris
 DorkReMi@aol.com