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Article #38420Re: Pierce Explains RISC. was new mac rumors
From: Pierce T. Wetter
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1989 09:53
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1989 09:53
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>> The speed of a mircoprocessor is somewhat proportional to the number
>>of instructions it has to implement. For instance the 6502 can do every
>>instruction in one clock cycle, while the 68000 can take up to 70.
>
> Many 6502 instructions are >1 cycle long, as a glance at any 6502 programming
> manual will quickly confirm. The true speed of any processor is
Ooops, sorry. I meant many 6502 instructions take ~ 1 cycle. I obviously
didn't expect a multiply to run in one cycle.
Pierce
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