Lower Level Languages
I just have one question? Where in the hell is the RISC core on an x86. It''s a CISC core. If by RISC core you mean being able to write microinstructions for the firmware for any pseudo instructions, that''s a whole different ball park. You wouldn''t do that to write normal applications. That''s just used fro writing firmware updates.
Your information is out of date. Even the terms CISC/RISC are no longer accurate.
Check out the Crusoe and C3 architectures. If you prefer a more mainstream example, the K7 and P6 also translate their x86 instructions to simpler operations, which are passed to a RISC-like core.
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[edited by - Jan Wassenberg on April 3, 2003 1:12:20 PM]
Check out the Crusoe and C3 architectures. If you prefer a more mainstream example, the K7 and P6 also translate their x86 instructions to simpler operations, which are passed to a RISC-like core.
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[edited by - Jan Wassenberg on April 3, 2003 1:12:20 PM]
BTW z80 is certainly CISC as it was based on the 8080. I used to enjoy programming z80 21 years or so ago (When I was 7) I even wrote my own assembler!
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