From:	Andrew Crabtree <andrewc AT typhoon DOT rose DOT hp DOT com>
Message-Id:	<199706010005.AA062423556@typhoon.rose.hp.com>
Subject:	Re: Interpreted languages.
To:	max AT alcyone DOT com (Erik Max Francis)
Date:	Sat, 31 May 1997 17:05:56 PDT
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To:	<33908949.3C9CF583@alcyone.com>; from "Erik Max Francis" at May 31, 97 1:25 pm

>
> Adam W Lee wrote:
> 
> > Well, then, Pentium Pro assembly is an interpreted language.
> 
> Nonsense.  It is compiled into machine code which is then executed by the
> processor                          

I think mr Lee was referring to the fact that the pentium pro internally
breaks instructions down to micro-ops which it then executes.  Given 
that the only interface to the Pentium Pro is through the 386 style opcode
it seems prett darn week to me.

Andrew

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