Peter Corlett <ab...@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?
