name of RS6000 processor?

[David A Guidry]

In article <khaw.673569511 at parcplace.com> khaw at parcplace.com (Mike Khaw) writes:
>Sun has SPARC, DEC/MIPS have MIPS, HP/Apollo has PRISM. Does the RISC
>CPU in the RS/6000 have a name (other than RS/6000)?

In development they were referring to the processor as the "Romp II"
because its MIPS romped all over anything in the market.

Dave
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