microcoding a PC into a PDP-11 (was: RE: Classic Computers vs

From: Bob Shannon <bshannon_at_tiac.net>
Date: Sun Sep 23 14:37:09 2001

Tony Duell wrote:

<snip>

> True, the code is most definitely Pentium machine code. But IMHO it can
> also be considered to be the _microcode_ for the emulated PDP11 CPU.
> Which happens to use a Pentium as its microengine. As I've said several
> times, this is a very unconventional way to consider it, but I still
> don't think it's wrong.

Ok Tony,

Its unconventional, I agree. All I was saying is that your not using the term microcode in
the 'correct' way, which is to say using the conventional meaning of the term.

So incorrect is not wrong then.

I give up.
Received on Sun Sep 23 2001 - 14:37:09 BST