RISC

High Performance Computing: CISC vs. RISC
Brief introduction, gives general idea of what CISC and RISC are.
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/groups/honors-program/freshsem/19951996/utopia/risc.html

Hyperstone Electronics GmbH
RISC/DSP processors, flash memory controllers and cards (and compact cards), ASIC design, IP hardware, biometric devices, digital still cameras.
http://www.hyperstone-electronics.com/

John Mashey on RISC/CISC
From comp.arch debates, in one text document for easier reading, original text and formats preserved, mostly.
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~vijay/mashey.on.risc.html

Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Brief, very clear definition, with links to related issues and processors. FOLDOC.
http://foldoc.org/index.cgi?Reduced+Instruction+Set+Computer

RISC Architecture
Sophomore college project. Basic clear explanations of: What is RISC, MIPS processors, Pipelining, RISC vs. CISC, some recent developments, readings.
http://cse.stanford.edu/class/sophomore-college/projects-00/risc/

RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Acronym finder, has several similar, complementary definitions.
http://www.auditmypc.com/acronym/risc.asp

What is RISC?
Defines term, lists other webpages. Webopedia.
http://www.webopedia.com/term/r/risc.html

Wikipedia: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Online encyclopedia article about RISC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_instruction_set_computer

RISC vs. CISC: The Post-RISC Era
Detailed, balanced, historical analysis. [Ars Technica] <small>(October, 1999)</small>
http://arstechnica.com/cpu/4q99/risc-cisc/rvc-1.html

Beyond RISC: The Post-RISC Architecture
Today's RISC processors are so far from RISC roots that they are no longer truly RISC. Michigan State University, Department of Computer Science. <small>(May, 1996)</small>
http://www.cse.msu.edu/~enbody/postrisc/postrisc2.htm