Re:6502 “Illegal” Opcodes Demystified
by DonHopkins on Sunday June 06, 2021 @09:01AM
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Exactly! Z80 code always looked "rough" to me, like its opcodes generated more friction while sliding through the CPU.
I don't have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I just think of it as Obsessive Compulsive Order.
Even though all its opcodes weren't 3 characters, the PowerPC really appeals to me as a clean, powerful, orthogonal, crystalline clear instruction set. I always visualized the PowerPC as Superman's Fortress of Solitude, the ice crystal palace with all the crisp 90 degree angles.
I don't have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I just think of it as Obsessive Compulsive Order.
Even though all its opcodes weren't 3 characters, the PowerPC really appeals to me as a clean, powerful, orthogonal, crystalline clear instruction set. I always visualized the PowerPC as Superman's Fortress of Solitude, the ice crystal palace with all the crisp 90 degree angles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_of_Solitude