Re: [Lit.] Buffer overruns

From: Tom Linden (tom_at_kednos.com)
Date: 02/04/05 

Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:22:14 -0800

On 04 Feb 2005 09:07:00 -0800, Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid>
wrote:

> "Tom Linden" <tom@kednos.com> writes:
>> >> Some of the old CISC architectures let you do an array lookup with
>> ABC
>> >> in one instruction. I don't see why that can't be brought back.
>>
>> I don't think so, do you have an example of that?
>
> Didn't the VAX have an instruction like that? What about the B5500?

No. 

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