From: Stuart Moore <stuart_moore AT my-dejanews DOT com>
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Subject: Re: The Frotz interpreter - ASM problems!
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 19:25:24 -0800
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Erik Max Francis wrote:
> 
> Stuart Moore wrote:
> 
> > The Frotz Z-Machine interpreter's source code
> > ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom has a small Intel-syntax ASM
> > section
> > in it. It's a pain, as it prevents me making Frotz ASM-free (and thus
> > easier to port to DJGPP/Allegro3.11).
> 
> Too lazy to look myself, but why exactly does it need assembly?

Excellent question. Interpreting the Z-Machine's not >that< demanding on
PC power, is it?

Bye,

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Stuart Moore.