From: james.harris.1@nospicedham.gmail.com   
      
   On 22/07/2017 21:11, Bartc wrote:   
   > On 22/07/2017 20:54, James Van Buskirk wrote:   
   >> "Bartc"  wrote in message news:slMcB.398733$fp7.107811@fx39.am4...   
   >   
   >>> Otherwise you have these register names:   
   >>   
   >>>   8-bit     16-bit     32-bit    64-bit   
   >>   
   >>>   DIL       DI         EDX       RDX   
   >>>   CL        CX         ECX       RDX   
   >>>   R8L/R8B   R8W        R8D       R8   
   >>   
   >> Again, an obession:   
   >>   
   >>   8-bit     16-bit     32-bit    64-bit   
   >>   
   >>   DIL       DI         EDI       RDI   
   >>   CL        CX         ECX       RCX   
   >>   R8L/R8B   R8W        R8D       R8   
   >   
   > I think that demonstrates the trouble I have with the official register   
   > names!   
      
   Lots of history led to where we are now!   
      
   I prefer plain numbering such as the IBM S360+ and others which simply   
   call registers r0 to r15. (Sub-registers would need modifications but   
   they could be logical and consistent.)   
      
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