{"id":37,"date":"2013-09-14T18:34:49","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T18:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2013-11-09T00:36:57","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T00:36:57","slug":"risc-rising-1990-1999","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=37","title":{"rendered":"RISC Rising 1990-1999"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last decade of the century saw tremendous change. The Internet moved from government and academic shadows into public awareness. Internet startups were everywhere. RISC was becoming the platform of choice for the Internet generation. Open standards began moving the Microsoft and IBM defacto standards out of the way. IBM looked like it was on the ropes. Intel began having real competition with its own x86 architecture. Things, they were a changing.<\/p>\n

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Year <\/b><\/span><\/td>\nQtr<\/span><\/td>\n AMD<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nARM<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nDEC\/Alpha<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nHP<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n Intel<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nIBM PowerPC<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1990 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n80386SL<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1991 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n29030, 29035, 29050<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nARMv3*<\/b> (ARM6*)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPA-7000<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n80486SX<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1992 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n29200, 29205<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n80486DX2<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nG1 (21064)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n80486SL<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nPowerPC G1 (601)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1993 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n29240, 24243, 24245<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nARMv3* (ARM7*)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPentium (80501)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nG1 (21066)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nG1 (21064A)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1994 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n29040<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n80486DX4, Pentium (80502)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPA-7100, PA-7150<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPowerPC G1 (601v)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nG1 (21066A)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1995 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nARMv4* (ARM8*, StrongARM), Thumb*<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nG2 (21164)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPowerPC G2 (602, 603e), PowerPC 630<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPA-7200<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPA-7300<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nPentium Pro<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1996 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPA-8000<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPowerPC G1 (604) (4\/6\/96)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1997 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n ARMv9* (ARM9*)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPentium MMX<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n PA-8200<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nPentium II<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nPowerPC G3 (740, 750)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPentium Mobile <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1998 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nARMv5*<\/b> (ARM10*)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPentium II Xeon, Pentium II Mobile, Celeron<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nPowerPC 630, Power3<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nG3 (21264)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPA-8500<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1999 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCeleron Mobile, Pentium III, Pentium III Xeon<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nStrongARM 2<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPentium III Mobile<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nPower4<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Year <\/b><\/span><\/td>\nQtr<\/span><\/td>\nMIPS<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n Motorola<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n NS<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nSPARC<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1990 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\nMIPS II* (R6000)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n 88000<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1991 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\nMIPS III* (R4000, R4200, R4300, R4400, R4600, R4700<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n68040<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1992 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n SPARC V8 (Micro SPARC)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1993 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSPARC V8 (Super SPARC), SPARC V8 (Micro SPARC II), SPARC V8 (Hyper SPARC)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSPARC V8 (Super SPARC+)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1994 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\nMIPS IV* (R8000)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n68060<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n SPARC V8 (Super SPARC II)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1995 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n Coldfire, Dragonball (68328) <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSPARC V9 (Ultra SPARC I), SPARC V8 (Micro SPARC III), SPARC64<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1996 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\nMIPS IV* (R5000, R10000)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1997 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\nMIPS IV* (R12000)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n PowerPC G3<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSPARC V9 (Ultra SPARC II)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1998 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1999 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSPARC V9 (Ultra SPARC III)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* Year when specifications were released<\/p>\n

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