Re: [f-cpu] RC5, F-CPU and srotl

[Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk@jetnet.ab.ca>]

Andreas Romeyke wrote:
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> Hello,
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> > - a FORTH interpreter
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> That is a very well idea. forth is easy to learn, forth-programs are easy
> to debug and a forth-interpreter is easy to write. And forth is a good
> point to start experiments with development on F-CPU...
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> But, could we really map a stack-based language to a register-machine like
> F-CPU is?
Easy answer maybie. The F-cpu has no problems with stacks, the problem
is that most machines have deep pipelines (like the F-cpu) and Forth is
known for bouncy code flow and data access that really mess up a cache.

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Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
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