On 04/17/2018 10:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > > On 04/17/2018 09:25 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 7:12 PM, Johnny Eriksson via cctalk < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Bill Gunshannon wrote: >>> >>>> Many of us think that the advent of the x86 architecture is what led to >>>> masochism. >>> ... or masochism led to the x86 architecture. >>> >> I think you are confused maybe. Wasn't it sadism? >> >> > Sadism on Intel's part but masochism on the part of those who willingly > accepted it. > Not sure where that leaves the rest of us. Linux on ARM or NETBSD on VAX... in recovery, or maybe PDP-8 or PDP 11? The old RCA CDP1802 keeps dragging me back.
I seriously stopped messing with intel with 8080/8085 jumping to Z80 and 8048/8051 for the single chips and then going off to PIC and Atmega. Looked at 8086 and decided it was a 8080 with a bag on the side. It was and still is irrational. Disassembly for 8085 is dirt simple as the opcodes are easily classified and decoded. Its easy enough to do in a word processor, find and replace. Allison > bill >
