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Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 16:18:37 -0500 (CDT)
From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com>
To: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
Cc: J McKitrick <jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: assembly vs C
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On Tue, 9 May 2000, Narvi wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 9 May 2000, David Scheidt wrote:
> > occaisonal tightly optimized loop.  I can't imagine anyone writing a large
> > application in assembly for the Alpha, MIPS, PA-RISC, or IA-64.  
> > 
> 
> You are on a really slippery road, betting against the stupidity of
> humans...
> 

I can imagine someone trying.  I just can't imagine anyone finishing.



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