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Sure, you couldn't run your i386 machine code on it or at least not at competitive speed. But that is true for basically everything that isn't an x86. That you
by slrz 8y ago
Sure, you couldn't run your i386 machine code on it or at least not at competitive speed. But that is true for basically everything that isn't an x86.
That you can't run object code for one ISA on a totally different architecture is kind of the default state and you solve it by recompiling your code. It's why we have portable programming languages. No need to re-write your software except for some assembly routines in the OS and support libraries.
The Wintel dominance really fucked up the industry, badly.
- protomyth 8y agoSome of its a self inflicted wound by chip makers. Skipping the Alpha because it was doomed by HP, it doesn't seem a lot of chip makers know how to put out a motherboard that can be bought by developers. MIPS theoretically had the Magnum boards, but even they were not generally available. Even today, getting a PC board for POWER or ARM is an adventure for your wallet.