In a message dated 8/17/02 11:37:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> since the adoption of the first ppc, the 601, macs have been using risc > processors, the 68k series were some of the last cisc processors, other > than the increasingly grotesque x68 family. very few people can program > assembly for risc machines effectively, generally a c compiler is > written with a minimal os and then a real os (and likely a better c > compiler) are written in c and all later work is done in c or a similar > high level language. ----------------------- Philip, Does it then naturally follow, that the choice of a variant of UNIX for System X dovetails well with RISC? Best, Bob -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
