> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:00 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Why is zSeries so CPU poor? > > > >UCSD Pascal. It created and ran byte code. It was slower than > > It was called p-code. > IIRC, didn't one of the JAVA 'inventors' have something to do > with p-code development? > > Also, at one time wasn't it called j-code?
Since we are recalling the past, IIRC there was some CPU designed and manufactured to natively execute p-code. It didn't really make a very good showing in the market. To be totally off topic: I really liked what I read about the Intel iAPX 432. Built from the ground up to be object oriented only. http://www.sasktelwebsite.net/jbayko/cpu7.html -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
