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   Joe Monk to All   
   Re: PDOS/86   
   17 Jul 21 16:30:45   
   
   From: joemonk64@gmail.com   
      
   > At the end of the day, the compiler needs to produce something.   
   > If it isn't machine code that manipulates registers,   
      
   The Burroughs machine architecture doesnt fit in the C hypothetical machine.   
   It doesnt have registers. It has a stack architecture.   
      
   All Burroughs compilers are one-pass, from source directly to executable   
   object. No link step required. No P-code. Burroughs was written as an ALGOL   
   computer.   
      
   It has unique features, like the fact that memory is not allocated until   
   referenced. So, if you have an array, memory is not allocated to the array   
   until usage. This is why calls such as malloc() wont work on Burroughs.   
      
   Joe   
      
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