RS> AT> Assembly.  The "raw" code a computer reads...
RS>   Not really.  Modern Assembler is quite a bit higher in
RS>   level than machine code.
   I used to program the 6510 in my Commodore 64 using just
   the monitor program in my SuperSnapshot cartridge. 
   I also took a class on the 386 processor architecture.
   There is a HUGE difference between an assembler and raw
   mnemonics, and raw numeric code is even worse, and bit
   level coding is a pure nightmare, especially in an AT
   environment, where a 64-bit command may have 20 parts,
   each of which means something to the processor.
   I LOVE C, C++, BASIC, and any higher level language! :)
   Most DOS C++ compilers will allow inline asm code, which
   is about as lowlevel as you normally need to get.
   I think I once heard somebody say that if you need lowlevel,
   machine specific code for your program, then you should use
   a lowlevel, machine specific library and keep your code
   clean, but I can't seem to remember who it might have been
   at the moment!  The initials B.S. leap to mind... 
   It is probably good advice.
> ] I'm not materialistic. I'm just Object Oriented.............
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