Re: Disassembler question

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From: Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\) (sbrcin_at_ptt.yu)
Date: 12/02/04

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    > > By the way, computer science pioneer Alan Turing proved that it is
    > > impossible to create a program that can, in every case, determine whether
    > > another program will end.

    > He obviously wasn't aware of MS s/w <g>

    This is a good one :D

    Slobodan

    "Tony Proctor" <tony_proctor@aimtechnology_NoMoreSPAM_.com> wrote in message news:e0AYCv41EHA.2644@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
    > He obviously wasn't aware of MS s/w <g>
    >
    > Tony Proctor
    >
    > "Tim Roberts" <timr@probo.com> wrote in message
    > news:hmjqq0dsg489fpqlai917j56ii6ncsr1me@4ax.com...
    > > "Jacky Luk" <jl@knight.com> wrote:
    > > >
    > > >But if I do emulation of the same program, the values are to be
    > proprogated
    > > >across "all-paths", in the case, the disassembler would loop forever,
    > > >wouldn't it????
    > >
    > > An emulator would loop forever. A disassembler just assumes that every
    > > byte is an instruction. Some disassemblers get quite confused when
    > > presented with data.
    > >
    > > By the way, computer science pioneer Alan Turing proved that it is
    > > impossible to create a program that can, in every case, determine whether
    > > another program will end.
    > > --
    > > - Tim Roberts, timr@probo.com
    > > Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc
    >
    >

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