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Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 18:27:58 +0000
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
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> Depends on your point of view, of course.  For the Zilog `ld'
> mnemonic, ``ld dst, src'' sounds more reasonable to me (``load the dst
> with src.'').  For the Intel `mov' mnemonic, the other way round seems
> better suited (``move src into dst.'').

Principle of least asstonishment strikes again!   I agree!
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