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> We don't even conceive of architectures where every instruction has 6 operands, including double indirection and implicit increments. Is this an exaggeration
by Pet_Ant 3y ago
> We don't even conceive of architectures where every instruction has 6 operands, including double indirection and implicit increments.
Is this an exaggeration, or were there ever such ISAs?
- o11c 3y agoIt's a half-remembered description of VAX, but it's not much of an exaggeration if at all.
- Pet_Ant 3y agoFor those curious, I found this VAX manual, but haven't found anything truly egregious yet: https://www.ece.lsu.edu/ee4720/doc/vax.pdf https://www.ece.lsu.edu/ee4720/doc/vax.pdf
- brucehoult 3y agoMOVC6