Final Evaluation of MIPS M/500 Final Report for the RISC Insertion Project
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Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-87-TR-025DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6573779.v1Abstract
In response to a request from the DoD, an analysis of a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) processor, the MIPS M/500, was performed. All aspects of processor capabilities and support software were evaluated, tested, and compared to familiar Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) architectures. In all cases, the RISC computer and its support software performed better than a comparable CISC computer. This report provides the general and specific results of these analyses, along with the recommendation that the DoD and other government agencies seriously consider this or other RISC architectures as a highly viable and attractive alternative to the more familiar but less efficient CISC architectures.
Cite This Technical Report
Klein, D., & Firth, R. (1987, November 1). Final Evaluation of MIPS M/500 Final Report for the RISC Insertion Project. (Technical Report CMU/SEI-87-TR-025). Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6573779.v1.
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Klein, Daniel, and Robert Firth. "Final Evaluation of MIPS M/500 Final Report for the RISC Insertion Project." (CMU/SEI-87-TR-025). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, November 1, 1987. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6573779.v1.
D. Klein, and R. Firth, "Final Evaluation of MIPS M/500 Final Report for the RISC Insertion Project," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Report CMU/SEI-87-TR-025, 1-Nov-1987 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6573779.v1. [Accessed: 31-Dec-2024].
Klein, Daniel, and Robert Firth. "Final Evaluation of MIPS M/500 Final Report for the RISC Insertion Project." (Technical Report CMU/SEI-87-TR-025). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Nov. 1987. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6573779.v1. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
Klein, Daniel; & Firth, Robert. Final Evaluation of MIPS M/500 Final Report for the RISC Insertion Project. CMU/SEI-87-TR-025. Software Engineering Institute. 1987. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6573779.v1