Re: [OFFTOPIC?] Re: The kernal itself is low level assembly language

Tom Holroyd (tomh@nibh.go.jp)
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 17:05:32 +0900 (JST)


On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Steve Dodd wrote:

>> >[Linus_Torvalds- says:]
>> > The kernel itself is low level assembly language....
>
>Well, C _is_ pretty much just portable assembly language...! (Which is
>probably why I like it..)

Reminds me of a button I have: "C combines the power of assembly language
with the flexibility of assembly language."

Dr. Tom Holroyd
I would dance and be merry,
Life would be a ding-a-derry,
If I only had a brain.
-- The Scarecrow

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