Date:	Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:53:12 +0100 (CET)
From:	Wilmer van der Gaast <lintux AT dds DOT nl>
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: assembly language and AMD processors
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On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, JP Morris wrote:

> > No. The AMD 'Athlon' has the usual x86 instruction set, plus some
> > extensions found in older AMD processors like K6-II and K6-III
> > (3DNow!, replacing Intel's ISSE stuff). If that weren't the case,
> > nobody would be using that new processor for Windows machines,
> > would they?
> 
> IIRC, the AMD chips have a RISC core that emulates the CISC
> architecture.
IIRC, doesn't that mean 'if I remember correctly'? In that case, yes.
You do. But it is said that all current CPUs are RISC CPUs that emulate
CISC. I don't know if that is true...

> There were rumours of a way to get the CPU to execute it's native RISC
> instructions (which would be pretty smart), but rumours are all I've
> heard.
Would be pretty cool if that was possible, port Linux to it, and make
the Athlon even faster than it already is...


Greetings,

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Wilmer van der Gaast (lintux AT dds DOT nl)
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