14 Jul
2009
14 Jul
'09
5:59 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
I loathed MASM 1.0-
-it was all too possible to generate the wrong code; something that
should never happen with an assembler.
How on earth is that possible? I can imagine an assembler generating
non-optimal code, but non-FUNCTIONAL code?
A lot of the darling programs are scarcely known now.
Harvard
Presentation Graphics, Micrographx Deisgner, Corel Draw, numerous
accounting packages, games...
The games are definitely well-known, but I agree with you about some of
the applications. I remember a hypertext program called -- I think --
Instant Recall. Every single word you typed into "card" was indexed, so
anything could link to anything. Could be memory-resident too.
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