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Re:$30M Raised to Redo the CPU on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @01:00AM (#50450162)
I think you are confusing CISC with specialized instructions. We just ask 3 questions to decide if something is CISC or RISC. 1. Are the instructions 32 bit wide? 2. Can the instruction only operate on registers? 3. Does it use microcoded, multi-cycle state machines for basic instructions?