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#PowerPC Macs & UNIX

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#163943From: David ParkerMar 14, 1994 7:37 PM
"however many people agree that the Pentium belongs to a dying breed. Intel too agrees with this," Why? Is PowerPC pure RISC? I'm seriously considering this machine when it comes out. thanks, dave
#164150From: Alberic MullerMar 16, 1994 12:35 AM
David, I am not sure that there is a set of agreed on features that RISC architectures must comply with to be dubbed as pure RISC. One of the issues is for example uniform instruction width. You can read more about RISC systems in relation with the PPC in: – BYTE Magazine, August 1993 (MacGraw Hill) – Develop, issue 16 (Apple Computers) Alberic
#164161From: Geoff NorthcottMar 16, 1994 2:23 AM
>>I'm seriously considering this machine when it comes out. It is out, got one yesterday Cheers Geoff