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The ROMP or Research OPD Micro Processor was a 10 MHz RISC microprocessor designed by IBM in the early 1980s. It is also known in some circles as 032. "OPD" stands for "Office Products Division", the division of IBM which originated the processor. The ROMP was manufactured on a 2 µm process with 45,000 transistors, saw first in silicon in 1981, and was originally developed to be used in office equipment and small computers. It was intended as a follow-on to a mid-1970s processor called the "OPD Mini Processor", which was used in text editing systems such as the IBM Office System/6. ROMP originally was shipped in the IBM RT/PC line, announced in 1986, and was later used in an IBM laser printer. For a time the IBM RT/PC was planned to be a personal computer, with ROMP replacing the Intel 8088. However, the software was targeted more towards engineering workstations.

Il ROMP (Research (Office Products Division) Micro Processor conosciuto anche con 032) fu un microprocessore sviluppato da IBM per l'utilizzo in ambito aziendale e venne prodotto per la prima volta nel 1981. Il processore era progettato come successore dell'OPD Mini Processor un processore utilizzato in un editor di testi utilizzato in sistemi come l'IBM Office System/6 e il DisplayWriter. ROMP inizialmente fu utilizzato nella linea IBM RT/PC presentata nel 1986 e in seguito venne utilizzato da una stampante laser. Inizialmente il sistema IBM RT/PC fu progettato come personal computer e il processore ROMP doveva rimpiazzare il lento 8088, tuttavia il software della macchina fu indirizzato verso la realizzazione di una macchina per la progettazione.

ROMP (ang. ring opening metathesis polymerization) – metatetyczna polimeryzacja cykloolefin z otwarciem pierścienia. Jest to reakcja polimeryzacji, jakiej ulegają cykliczne węglowodory nienasycone (np. norbornen, cyklopenten) w obecności różnorodnych katalizatorów (np. katalizatory Grubbsa oraz inne dopiero odkrywane).