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To: Paul Engel who wrote (32444)	5/21/1999 3:51:00 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) of 33344

Paul, Aren't these rather useful for contiguous block memory transfers? The problem with string instructions is that they add a lot of complexity to the hardware. Modern implementations can do them just as fast or faster in software. They are a nightmare for superscalar and VLIW CPU architects. Scumbria

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