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  1. From: campbelr@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Bob Campbell)
  2. Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:40:15 GMT
  3. Subject: Re: PA-RISC ``semantic loading'' (according to DEC)
  4. Message-ID: <32580142@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com>
  5. Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
  6. Path: sparky!uunet!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!scd.hp.com!hpscdm!hplextra!hpcss01!hpcuhe!campbelr
  7. Newsgroups: comp.arch
  8. References: <1992Nov13.173228.16970@odin.diku.dk>
  9. Lines: 10
  10.  
  11. >> I suspect
  12. >> that PA-RISC can get by with executing fewer instructions as well.
  13.  
  14. > This is, in a nutshell, the CISC viewpoint.
  15.  
  16. Some might call it engineering. 
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  18. Bob Campbell                Some times I wish that I could stop you from
  19. campbelr@cup.hp.com         talking, when I hear the silly things you say.
  20. Hewlett Packard                                    - Elvis Costello
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