• @Hexorg@beehaw.org
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    22 years ago

    Isn’t there a speculation that Intel CPUS are actually RISC chips with microcode emulating x86?

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      2 years ago

      It’s not speculation, it’s verified fact ever since the Pentium 6 in the mid-90’s. See eg this or this

      • @Hexorg@beehaw.org
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        22 years ago

        Ah my bad, I did a quick search before commenting and couldn’t find anything concrete.