Dave Watts wrote: > There is arguably some difference between an interpreter and a VM, though.
True. We're getting into the nitty-gritty details here, but some interpreters read the source code as is, without compiling even to an intermediate bytecode. The original AppleSoft Basic, circa 1978, was one example. Variable names were limited to two characters to keep speed acceptable (by the standards of the day, that is--my Blackberry has more processing power than that old Apple). Cordially, Kerry Thompson _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
