RISC 200 vs CISC 450?

[Jeremy Fowler]

> When I programmed using minimalist techniques on the CISC Z80, my code
> would be less complicated, fewer bugs, and a joy to read.  And it ran
> faster too.  It made all those fancy instructions look like a salesman
> pushed all that junk on me.  Who needed a cheese cutter when a knife would
> do for everything?  The RISC kitchen was clean and simple.  The
> accumulator for everything.  Wipe clean when done.  CISC had so much
> hardware to keep clean, things could get complicated fast and let the
> roaches play.  And roaches led to rats.  And rats led to cats.  And my
> system would become a dog.  With rabies, foaming at the mouth.

I like that, good point.