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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: 1 Oct 2024 18:52:28 GMT
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On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:19:44 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:

> I think a new language has to have SOMETHING significantly better than
> it’s predecessors to catch on. Otherwise why bother? I know nothing
> about Rust, but isn’t it supposed to fix C’s buffer overflow problem.
> X86 architecture has been an accident since the 8080. It’s a prime
> example of extending something way beyond its usefulness. I saw
> something about Intel defining a new ISA which is x86 with all the weird
> corners filed off.

Intel's real 32 bit processor was supposed to be the iAPX 432, with the 
x86 a rework of the 8080 as a stop gap.  O think I have the preliminary 
data sheets around here someplace. They threw money at it for about 10 
years and failed.

It will be interesting to watch their RISC attempts.