> but writing > microcode for the Perkin-Elmer 3220 was fun and useful as well.
that's interesting. i found this paper and am studying it. are there obvious advantages? http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/810000/802436/p67-roskos.pdf?key1=802436&key2=6946894521&coll=GUIDE&dl=GUIDE&CFID=55468637&CFTOKEN=38162083