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The original x86 was pretty unriscy with the registers not being general purpose. The addressing modes to this day are still very CISCy
by legulere 10y ago
The original x86 was pretty unriscy with the registers not being general purpose. The addressing modes to this day are still very CISCy
- fanf2 10y agoThe addressing modes in x86 are much less CISCy than the VAX or 68040 - no multiple indirections or increments in one instruction. John Mashey explained well the difference http://yarchive.net/comp/risc_definition.html http://yarchive.net/comp/risc_definition.html
- fanf2 10y agoThe addressing modes in x86 are much less CISCy than the VAX or 68040 - no multiple indirections or increments in one instruction. John Mashey explained well the difference http://yarchive.net/comp/risc_definition.html http://yarchive.net/comp/risc_definition.html