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From: cbdougla@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Collin Broad Douglas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: RISC Machines
Keywords: RISC
Message-ID: <1990Sep26.194057.371@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: 26 Sep 90 19:40:57 GMT
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In article <8139.apple.net@pro-angmar> m.tiernan@pro-angmar.UUCP (Michael Tiernan) writes:
>In-Reply-To: message from herwin@pro-novapple.cts.com
>
>I doubt that Apple is going to be releasing any more RISC machines, the ones
>that they have they aren't supporting.  (Opinion that is changing slowly)
>
>What RISC machines you say?  How about the original, 65?02 based processors?
>
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>"God isn't dead, he's only missing in action."
>                                             - Phil Ochs

  Except the 6502 isn't a RISC chip.  Why?  well:

  1.  RISC machines execute an instruction per cycle.  the 6502 doesn't
  2.  RISC machines have a large number of general purpose registers. the
      6502 doesn't.
  
  I heard rumors that Apple was working on an 88000 based box that would run
  mac stuff.  But then again, I just HEARD this  :)

       Collin Douglas

       cbdougla@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu

  I wish I would 'hear' something about the GS.  Even a rumor is better than
  nothing.