Z80 assembly a few years later was a real disappointment. No doubt the instruction set was more powerful. But the code always looked ugly to me.
I've never forgotten my love for 6502 assembly. My mobile number ends with the 4 digits '6502'. <3
Despite being incredibly dissimilar, the relative regularity of the 6502 and 68k felt familiar - a small set of rules and patterns flowed naturally into implementing quite complex code in a way it didn't on the x86. It's remarkable how much those things matters.
I don't have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I just think of it as Obsessive Compulsive Order.
Even though all its opcodes weren't 3 characters, the PowerPC really appeals to me as a clean, powerful, orthogonal, crystalline clear instruction set. I always visualized the PowerPC as Superman's Fortress of Solitude, the ice crystal palace with all the crisp 90 degree angles.
Mitch Bradley
Bradley Forthware
P.O. Box 4444
Mountain View, CA 94040
>Mitch swears the PO box number was totally coincidental!