[alt.next] RISC

ls1i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Leonard John Schultz) (10/16/88)

 Outdated Processor Technology: NeXT just missed the wave of fast RISC
>   processors.  The 5 MIPS 68030 is completely out performed by the currently
>   available RISC chips (Motorola, MIPS, Sparc) that run at approximately
>   20 VAX (they claim) MIPS.  In a year or two, ECL versions of some of these
>   RISC chips will be running at 40 to 50 MIPS.

Can someone tell me what the deal is with RISC processors?  What are the specs?