Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:53:12 +0100 (CET) From: Wilmer van der Gaast To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: assembly language and AMD processors In-Reply-To: <3874F8E1.7F0ADC10@bigfoot.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: dj-admin AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk 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, --------- Wilmer van der Gaast (lintux AT dds DOT nl) ICQ 55707076