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>> I beg to differ, but W-code is so far above the RISC instruction set that we've got satellites in low-earth orbit closer to the RISC instruction set than W-code is... Well I certainly won't argue with a real expert. I was obviously mis-informed - I guess I drew a line from "the Risc hardware uses itty-bitty instructions" to "W-code instructions are itty-bitty" and came up with the notion (re-inforced by a number of Rochester developers) that it was a more direct match. When you say "far above" though what distance does that make the "move moon and terraform en-route" type instructions of MI ? +--- | This is the MI Programmers Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MI400@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MI400-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MI400-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: dr2@cssas400.com +---
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