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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com>
Date: Sat,  5 May 2007 14:52:25 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] speaking of kenc
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On Sat May  5 01:14:24 EDT 2007, bruce.ellis@gmail.com wrote:
> i meant it.
> 
> asm is gone, or should have been many years ago.
> 
> explain a simple case when you need it.
> 
> brucee

i'll bite.  i think there are at least three places assembler
is useful and likely required today.

1.  in space-restricted environments like the mbr or pbs.

2.  to deal with stuff outside the scope of higher-level
languages.  for example, [rwm]fence, ia msrs.  test-and-set.

3.  small embedded systems.

- erik