Language-specific CPUs was Re: uIEC/SD == AWESOME!

[Chuck Guzis]

On 1 Jan 2009 at 9:51, Rick Bensene wrote:

> Yes, the Wang 2200-series machines used a microcoded architecture that
> implemented a BASIC interpreter as a native "language".  

Like an IBM 5150 without any disks?    If we're talking about 
"directly executing" shouldn't the hardware be so tightly wound up 
with the language that reprogramming it (say, by replacing ROMs) to 
host some other language is impossible?  Otherwise, it's just a 
conventional processor executing a stored program.

Cheers,
Chuck