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Who invented MCODE? - hth - 05-29-2017 04:21 AM

I am thinking about the name, who invented it?

Håkan


RE: Who invented MCODE? - AndiGer - 05-29-2017 03:29 PM

MCode is shorter than machine code. So just a guess people at HP labs used this shorter name that got the public name later?
Andi


RE: Who invented MCODE? - teenix - 05-29-2017 09:55 PM

(05-29-2017 03:29 PM)AndiGer Wrote:  MCode is shorter than machine code. So just a guess people at HP labs used this shorter name that got the public name later?
Andi

MicroCODE maybe?

cheers
Tony


RE: Who invented MCODE? - teenix - 05-29-2017 09:59 PM

(05-29-2017 04:21 AM)hth Wrote:  I am thinking about the name, who invented it?

Håkan

Might provide some insight.

http://esolangs.org/wiki/M-code

cheers
Tony