jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith) (08/23/90)
[Note that I have removed alt.sources.amiga from this crossposting.] In article <15802@s.ms.uky.edu> phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti) writes: > As for incompatiblity; yes, only as far as the 68020 is also incompatible. > Programmes that will run on a 68020 will run on a 68010. > - R'ykandar. This is incorrect. Programs that were compiled to run on a 68020 will NOT run on a 68010 or 68000 because the 68020 uses some opcodes that are illegal on the earlier processors, and the 68020 has new addressing modes that the 010 and 000 don't even notice. Programs that were developed on a 68020 will run on a 68000 as long as the programmer tells the compiler to use 68000 compatible binaries. -- Joe Smith (408)922-6220 | SMTP: jms@tardis.tymnet.com or jms@gemini.tymnet.com BT Tymnet Tech Services | UUCP: ...!{ames,pyramid}!oliveb!tymix!tardis!jms PO Box 49019, MS-C51 | BIX: smithjoe | 12 PDP-10s still running! "POPJ P," San Jose, CA 95161-9019 | humorous dislaimer: "My Amiga speaks for me."