Reproduction micros

[Lars Brinkhoff]

Peter Corlett <abuse at cabal.org.uk> writes:
> IMO, it's the predicated instructions that is ARM's special sauce and
> the real innovation that gives it a performance boost. Without those,
> it'd be just a 32 bit wide 6502 knockoff.

I have both the ARM and the 6502 instruction sets very fresh in my mind
right now.  I don't see how the ARM could be a 6502 knockoff, even
without that sauce.  Care to explain in more detail?