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From: vixie@decwrl.dec.com (Paul Vixie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Re: most elegant 32-bit design
Keywords: GAS, architecture, ns32k
Message-ID: <17@gnome6.pa.dec.com>
Date: 25 Oct 88 01:43:06 GMT
References: <2582@sultra.UUCP> <877@kuling.UUCP>
Organization: DEC Western Research Lab
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In article <877@kuling.UUCP> ewerlid@kuling.UUCP (Ove Ewerlid) writes:
# More religion:
# 
# Conclusion: I don't think any one that has knowledge about the major
# 	    32-bitters will deny that the ns32k is the most well thought-out
# 	    design. Ns32k is simply the cpu one chooses if there are no 
# 	    other constrains.

I used to think so, too.  The NEC V70 changed my mind.  CISC heaven.
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