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Re: Something else is needed, I think...
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 3 May 1999 23:28:49 GMT
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John A. Tamplin <jat@liveonthenet.com%NoMoreSpam%>
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On Mon, 3 May 1999, Kekoa Proudfoot wrote:

Encoding is an implementation detail.  Can we talk about features?

That was my point, that it was not a benefit for having an interpreted
"machine language" over using native machine language.  The only benefits
are portability and error checking, and the error checking is problematic
when you get to that low a level.

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(...) Sorry to step in here. But there is no difference (as I see it) between having a system library function that runs the motors and having a byte code that runs the motors. It's all a matter of encoding. If I say: set_motor_speed(MOTOR1, 20); (...) (26 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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