Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!pasture.ecn.purdue.edu!yorkw From: yorkw@pasture.ecn.purdue.edu (Willis F York) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: RISC Amiga WHat's RISC? Message-ID: Date: 9 Nov 90 20:21:21 GMT References: <1178@iceman.jcu.oz> <39367@ut-emx.uucp> <15759@cbmvax.commodore.com> Sender: news@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (USENET news) Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Lines: 16 Well Here's a Novice Question. I know RISC means Reduced INstruction Set Computer (Or Close) But what does this mean? The CPU chip has Fewer Commands (oops Instructions) that it knows how to run? What's the big deal about that? OR an it to those few REAL fast? ------- I'm just attempting to increase my Knowledge of computers in general. and these Heavy Techie Talks Confuse me. -- yorkw@ecn.purdue.edu Willis F York ---------------------------------------------- Macintosh... Proof that a Person can use a Computer all day and still not know ANYTHING about computers.