27 Nov
2006
27 Nov
'06
9:44 p.m.
On 27 Nov 2006 at 23:30, Bob wrote:
Century Computer ported the MDBS operatering system
from the IBM System 1 to 8086 opt code in 1978/79
It was used in several applications.
Running the MDS-800 ISIS-II version of Intel's 80-to-86 assembly
language source translation software was, IIRC, almost painful in its
slowness. I tossed a 3000 line ASM80 file on it and it ran all night
and finally died the next morning.
We discovered that hand-translating 8080 to 8086 was much more space-
efficient and actually faster.
Cheers,
Chuck