Because x86/x64 is horribly CISC. I challenge you to list the instructions a current x64 processor runs in a table. You will get so lost in the extensions it do

Because x86/x64 is horribly CISC. I challenge you to list the instructions a current x64 processor runs in a table. You will get so lost in the extensions it does and does not support that you will give up. Because Apple's M chips have not been on the market long enough for us to adjust, nor are there cheap versions we can pick up for our hardware labs. Because phones are not good for teaching computer architecture. We want something with a large screen and keyboard. If I were teaching computer architecture, I would use an ARM chip in a Raspberry Pi.