23 Jun
2004
23 Jun
'04
1:57 p.m.
On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 02:32:04PM -0700, Fred Cisin wrote:
Q: Current C compilers are written in C.
What was the FIRST C compiler written in?
B? BCPL?
Return Q: (and Amiga guys, give the rest of the class a chance to
answer first ;-) What is a BCPL BPTR? What advantage does it have
over an ordinary pointer in C?
-ethan
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