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   albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl writes:   
   > I had a beef with Andrew Tanenbaum, stating that it is hard to write a   
   > c-compiler for the 6502. In reality the 6502 is a brilliant   
   > design. You must realize that the 6502 has 128 16 bit registers on the   
   > zero page.   
      
   It's even hard to write compact assembly code, which is why Steve   
   Wozniak wrote SWEET16.   
      
   I briefly used Aztec C on the Apple II, IIRC.  I think it generated   
   bytecode for an interpreter, but am not sure.   
      
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