i860 Intel took a RISC: it did not end well @RetroBytesUK
i860 Intel took a RISC: it did not end well  @RetroBytesUK
Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
In the late 80s Intel decided it needed to jump aboard the RISC band wagon, its fair to say it did not go well.

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Here is a link to my video about Itainium youtube.com/watch?v=3oxrybkd7Mo
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00:00 - Intro
00:15 - A word from our sponsors
00:32 - Retrofest
01:04 - Why make a RISC CPU
04:23 - VLIW
06:06 - The fatal flaw
07:23 - Window NT
11:44 - How did it end ?
14:12 - Thanks
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i860 Intel took a RISC: it did not end well

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