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From: greg@xios.XIOS.UUCP (Greg Franks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k,comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Forth Inc 68020/80386 benchmark.
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Date: Thu, 26-Nov-87 09:11:26 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 26 09:11:26 1987
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#
#For anyone else, such a benchmark is useless, because the system one uses 
#includes the compilers used to generate code, the memory system, the disks, 
#and so on. I highly doubt that anyone would code a significant application in 
#assembler, simply because the software development and maintenance costs would 
#be astronomical.
#

Au-contrairie: In the *real world* you will find lots of people merrily
coding lots of assembler programs for your new deluxe electronic
toaster.  Telephone switches have lots of assembler code in them.  (one
that I worked on had a peripheral controller with a mere 256K of
assembler using a 68000).  Telephone switches generally do not care
about disks.  Any new fangled gizmo that has any sort of intelligence at
all will have a microprocessor.  HINT: they aren't running UN*X. 

-- 
Greg Franks             XIOS Systems Corporation, 1600 Carling Avenue,
(613) 725-5411          Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Z 8R8
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