Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxp!wbpesch From: wbpesch@ihuxp.UUCP (Walt Pesch) Newsgroups: att.general,net.general,net.micro,net.research Subject: Information Wanted Message-ID: <620@ihuxp.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 15:52:22 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxp.620 Posted: Wed Feb 8 15:52:22 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 02:24:06 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 26 I am looking for information in regards to the Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) Theory for an upcoming term paper for a graduate class. The RISC theory was developed a couple of years ago at Berkely and says that since only 20% of the instruction set of a normal computer is used for completeing 80% percent of the operations, it would be more efficient to just use that 20% in a super-souped up hardware environment. Therefor, a supposedly quicker running machine. I have also heard rumors that a machine of this type has been commercially produced within the last year. What I would like is that anyone who could give me any more information, either personal knowlege or references to papers and/or experts in the field, would contact me. I would like to have heard from you hopefully by the 24 of Febuary, for I hope to have an outline done by then, but if anyone comes into contact with any information on this field, I would appreciate their contacting me. Also available to anyone that contacts me is a copy of the finished version of my paper if they so wish. Thank You. Walt Pesch AT&T Technologies ihnp4!ihuxp!wbpesch (312) 979-2859