On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:51:12 -0500, McKown, John wrote: >I'm really wondering about the new "LOAD AND ..." instructions. I understand what they do (like adding a register to a storage location while interlocking the storage from other updates). And I can see some of the uses for them. But I'm wondering if IBM is already redesigning something to actually use them. **--> Doens't the x86 instruction set contain operations on storage operands? I know the 6502 processor had such instructions - albeit only for operands located in low storage... I'm not sure about the x86 - it's out of my realm... I'm sure others on this list will be able to correct me.
Thanks in advance Abe Kornelis. =============
