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From: "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet@cox.net>
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Subject: Re: Why is Ada considered "too specialized" for scientific use
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:17:51 -0400
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On 6/6/2010 4:39 PM, John B. Matthews wrote:
> In article<hugt0702ccl@news2.newsguy.com>,
>   "J. Clarke"<jclarke.usenet@cox.net>  wrote:
>
>> On 6/6/2010 1:15 PM, Martin Krischik wrote:
>>> Am 06.06.2010, 17:19 Uhr, schrieb J. Clarke<jclarke.usenet@cox.net>:
>>>
>>>> On 6/6/2010 12:25 AM, Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz wrote:
>>>
>>>> What do you believe to be the difference between machine code and
>>>> assembler?
>>>
>>> 6502 Assembler:
>>>
>>> LDA #10
>>>
>>> 6502 Machine code:
>>>
>>> A9 10
>>>
>>> Any more silly questions?
>>
>> Does LDA #10 assemble to any _other_ code than A9 10?
>
> Yes, but it depends on the assembler: I have two that generate A9 10,
> and the rest produce A9 0A.

So pick one and answer about that one instead of waffling.

>> Is there any _other_ code that assembles to A9 10?
>
> Yes, but they (trivially) involve a macro, expression or radix.

Not "code" in the sense of "program", "code" in the sense of "mnemonic 
opcode".

>> If the answer to both is "no" then in what significant way are
>> they different?
>