Re: A86: A TI compiler - Why not?

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Subject: Re: A86: A TI compiler - Why not?
From: warhorse <warhorse@bellatlantic.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:03:11 -0400
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What would be neat? Visual ASM!! We'd have some cool programs then!

NSJ aka Viriato wrote:

> I've noted that here there's an "anti-compiler" feeling.
>  If BASIC is too slow, and asm is too dificult, why not
>  a mid-term? Why not to join the confort of a high-level
>  language as BASIC with the speed of a low-level language
>  as asm? "Asm-lovers" don't have to leave asm, and we know
>  the best of the best programs will always come from asm,
>  but certainly many people out there could do good stuf
>  with a language in between BASIC and asm.
>  In my seeing, TI86's memory can handle it, specially if
>  the compiler has shared librarys. Yes, it'll take more
>  space than asm programs but, hey, there's always a price
>  to pay. It's all trade offs.
>
>  NSJ

References:

Re: A86: Not displaying "done" at end

From: Pat Milheron <pmilheron@ti.com>

A86: A TI compiler - Why not?

From: NSJ aka Viriato <nmasj@camoes.rnl.ist.utl.pt>

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