Re: An introduction to MI by example II (part B)...

[leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

>   >> MI is the "real native" language for the AS/400.
> Not really - it was never the native language for anything. Just something
the
> old OPM compilers generate as an intermediate language

The objective is not to 'code to the metal'.
To say that MI is 'just an intermediate language' is really to belittle the
unique strength of the AS/400 architecture that has allowed a smooth
transition from CISC to RISC. As (if?) the AS/400 evolves further it
is at least conceivable that there might be a further change of under-
lying hardware. MI (old and new) is what defines the virtual machine
that *is* the AS/400. Just like Java bytecodes. This is (was?) the
brilliant vision Frank Soltis had when the S/38 was defined.



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