Talk:Microassembler
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[edit] Terminology: microassembler vs. meta-assembler
I'm not sure I agree with the article's implication that "microassembler" and "meta-assembler" are synonymous. For instance, I don't think a microassembler which targets only a single hardware platform (e.g., Xerox Alto) can really be considered to be a meta-assembler. On the other hand, meta-assemblers such as AMDASM have no inherent knowledge of the target hardware, and force the user to supply a definition file. AMDASM and the like were primarily used for microcode, but could also be used for other purposes not involving microcode. --Brouhaha 07:24, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
