
MMIXware
A RISC Computer for the Third Millennium
Donald E. Knuth(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 3. December 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 550 pages
978-3-540-66938-8 (ISBN)
Description
MMIX is a RISC computer designed by Don Knuth to illustrate machine-level aspects of programming. In the author's book series "The Art of Computer Programming", MMIX replaces the 1960s-style machine MIX. A particular goal in the design of MMIX was to keep its machine language simple, elegant, and easy to learn. At the same time, all of the complexities needed to achieve high performance in practice are taken into account.This book constitutes a collection of programs written in CWEB that make MMIX a virtual reality. Among other utilities, an assembler converting MMIX symbolic files to MMIX objects and two simulators executing the programs in given object files are provided. The latest version of all programs can be downloaded from MMIX's home page. The book provides a complete documentation of the MMIX computer and its assembly language. It also presents mini-indexes, which make the programs much easier to understand.A corrected reprint of the book has been published in August 2014, replacing the version of 1999.
More details
Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
X, 550 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
919 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-66938-8 (9783540669388)
DOI
10.1007/3-540-46611-8
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
06/2003
Springer
€96.29
Available for download
Content
MMIX.- MMIX-Arith.- MMIX-CONFIG.- MMIX-IO.- MMIX-MEM.- MMIX-PIPE.- MMIX-SIM.- MMIXAL.- MMMIX.- MMOTYPE.