On 10/07/02 at 09:58 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>George - I think that you are missing the point here. >... >However, the fact remains that a lot of SMSQ/E developers use >computers/emulators which do not support 68020+ and therefore cannot run >GWASS to write the code... >How much of an effort would it be to change GWASS itself to run on a 68000 >or 68008 based QL?? 68000 = 68008 as far as software goes (except of course addressing capability but that is up to the user to handle properly). It would be a GREAT benefit to have an assembler package that is coded using only 68000 (or even reduced 68000) instructions, that never the less can handle 68020+, and more. This is of course my perspective as a hardware designer - knowing that Motorola has seen fit to (try to) kill off 68k, and force ColdFire on ex-68k developers. Things are getting better as far as the differences between CF and 68k with every new CF generation, but the fact remains, requiring 68020+ for a piece of software may be a 'built-in' dead end - even the 68060 is technically obsolete (actually, the trem is 'end of life'). Assuming the community still exists at that point, it's only a matter of time until a CF based QL happens. Nasta
