OT Re: Apple Goes Intel... - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

7 Jun 2005

My understanding is that the Pentium processor *is* a RISC processor
with a CISC layer on top. Apparently Intel also offers a licensed
library that allows access to the RISC capability.

...
  IBM seems to be the one remaining major vendor of
"worthwhile"
 RISC-powered machines now, since Alpha has been getting squashed by
 HPaq for a while now.

 Pat 