>>But since when was Z80 assembler “high level”? About the only thing it’s higher than is machine hex... (or perhaps, if you go back far enough, octal...)<<
It was octal — but it had index registers — very cool and easy to work with. 8086 made you set up the pointer stack longhand *yech* — I could do it but I never liked it. Reserve the memory, store the register contents, then get it back... NVA just in housekeeping! LOL (like segmenting in COBOL 68)
Those index registers cut coding buy 1/2 at least without giving up efficiency.
Now — I miss all that.
(Z80=Zilog: Jeeze, you are so right! I just remember the platform, not the name. Memories, memories — what was your name again?)
Heh. My brain still knows that LDA# (load accumulator immediate) on the 6502 is hex A9. Haven't used that bit of mental lint since 1985. But what did I have for breakfast today, much less for dinner last night?
What was the question?