DEC Prism

DEC Prism

Prism was a 32-bit RISC instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). It was the final outcome of a number of DEC research projects from the 1982–1985 time-frame, and was at the point of delivering silicon in 1988 when the management canceled the project. The next year work on the Alpha started, based heavily on the Prism design.

Read more about DEC Prism:  Background, Prism, Friction and Cancellation

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