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From: yk4@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Yong Su Kim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Sculley letter (was: Low Blow from Apple)
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Date: 24 Sep 90 05:56:53 GMT
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Like with most processors, comparing mere statistics such as megahertz
and mips are not an accurate indication of the speed of the computer.

Sure, some CISC chips are faster than the RISC chips in certain
circumstances. However, on other tasks such as numerical computations,
the RISC chips are superior to the current CISC designs. 

I don't think that CISC designs are able to compete with RISC designs
at the moment. It will take some significant advances in CISC designs
and significant failures in RISC designs for CISC to replace RISC as
the processor of workstations.

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