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I always wonder why Niklaus Wirth's RISC5 architecture[1] (not to be confused with RISC-V) doesn't get more love. From my perspective (but I'm no expert on this

by eterps 7y ago

I always wonder why Niklaus Wirth's RISC5 architecture[1] (not to be confused with RISC-V) doesn't get more love. From my perspective (but I'm no expert on this) it seems exceptionally simple and elegant while still being able to run a desktop OS [2]. [1] https://inf.ethz.ch/personal/wirth/FPGA-relatedWork/RISC.pdf https://inf.ethz.ch/personal/wirth/FPGA-relatedWork/RISC.pdf [2] https://i.redd.it/ukagn6imtiv01.png https://i.redd.it/ukagn6imtiv01.png

tyingq 7y ago
Probably doesn't help that googling for "risc5" brings back RISC-V results.
- eterps 7y ago
  True, the name is unfortunate, but it predates RISC-V quite a bit. Using: 'risc wirth' as a query yields more accurate results.
  - kristianp 7y ago
    Or google "risc5" in quotes.
eterps 7y ago
More links: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2c11/7c1456eb96bbea19aa3c8b018de4fc9387bc.pdf https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2c11/7c1456eb96bbea19aa3c8b... http://www.projectoberon.com/ http://www.projectoberon.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/8gllm9/oberon_oberon/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/8gllm9/oberon_obe...