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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Why VAX Was the Ultimate CISC and Not RISC
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 02:55:09 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 8 Mar 2025 03:28:49 +0000, MitchAlsup1 wrote:

> Mc 68020 had instructions to access bit-fields that cross word
> boundaries.

And, with typical big-endian quirkiness†, the numbering was completely the 
opposite way round from the single-bit instructions from the earlier 
members of the 680x0 family.

†to put it politely