Alpha Architecture Reference Manual (HP Technologies)
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (986 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 155558098X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 600 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jason Thorpe said Alpha Architecture Manual -- Great stuff!. I've been an Alpha developer for the NetBSD Operating System Project for several years now, and simply can't say enough about this book. It, like most documentation from Digital (now Compaq), is very thorough and well organized. It is a must for anyone doing systems programming on the Alpha, and quite v. "Outdated, but valuable." according to Charles. Alpha CPUs are now obsolescent, though Digital Equipment's Alpha chip may have been the finest microprocessor ever designed. I still have a 600 MHz Alpha running and though it might be 15 years old, it is still no slouch. Anyone who writes programs fopr or administers an Alpha system would benefit from
This is the authoritative reference on Digital Equipment Corporation's new 64-bit RISC Alpha architecture. Written by the designers of the internal Digital specifications, this book contains complete descriptions of the common architecture required for all implementations and the interfaces required to support the OSF/1 and OpenVMS operating systems.