Going 64 bit

[Nicholas Leippe]

On Friday 26 January 2007 16:43, Bryan Sant wrote:

> The x86_64 instruction set, is a true RISC-based, 64-bit, instruction set

While it is a 'true' 64-bit processor, it still does not have a RISC-based 
isa.  It remains a CISC isa.  See: http://sandpile.org/aa64/index.htm

(There are many definitions for processor width, so 'true' is subjective. But 
the x86_64 probably satisfies it in most of the ways you could define it.)