> assembler is there because it is needed. if you are writing or porting > a compiler and you dont have an assembler you will end up writing one > anyway.
Assembler is there because the designers _make_ it necessary. The transputer had no assembly. The fact that it is no longer in common use (are TI still using it in graphic engines?) does not detract from its value. Popular/successful is not the same as "good". ++L
