Hunkeler Peter (KIUK 3) wrote:
668 of the 894 instructions on the z10 EC (about 75%) are implemented
entirely in hardware. I don't know about anyone else, but I would not
exactly call 668 hardware instructions "RISC."
I might well display my ignorance here but why the heck should I care?
What I'd care for is functionality, performance, reliability, and price.
I don't care whether this is reached with RISC, CISC, microcode,
millicode or any level of combination thereof.
CISC is a programming language. RISC is a good reason to program in C or
any another HLL.
Most drivers don't care what's under the hood of their car. But, your
mechanic cares...
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