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But the 68000 dates from 1979 before even the first RISC architectures made to market. Competition was 8088. SGI for example dropped 68k range in due course for
by klelatti 4y ago
But the 68000 dates from 1979 before even the first RISC architectures made to market. Competition was 8088. SGI for example dropped 68k range in due course for MIPS.
What makes ARM interesting to me is that it applied RISC principles in a way that worked well for lower cost computers.
Incidentally you might enjoy this from 1986. They were having the same debates back then as we are now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIccm7H3OA0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIccm7H3OA0