PowerPC
An Inside View
Published on 12. January 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-13-255753-5 (ISBN)
Description
This document provides technical details on the PowerPC technology. It focuses on the features and advantages of the PowerPC Architecture and includes an historical overview of the development of the reduced instruction set computer (RISC) technology. It also provides technical details about the capability of IBM Personal Computer Power Series and the IBM ThinkPad Power Series. It describes in detail the IBM Power Series product family based on PowerPC technology, including IBM Personal Computer Power Series 830 and 850 and IBM ThinkPad Power Series 820 and 850. Some knowledge of general PC technology is assumed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-255753-5 (9780132557535)
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Content
1. PowerPC Concepts. What is an Architecture and Why Do We Need It? The RISC Story. The PowerPC Alliance. 2. Inside the PowerPC Technology. The POWER Architecture and the RISC System/6000. Some General Concepts. The PowerPC Architecture. Elements of the PowerPC Architecture. The PowerPC Processor Family. PowerPC Technology Details. 3. RISC versus CISC. Features of RISC and CISC. Advantages and Disadvantages. RISC and CISC Today. Feature Comparison of CISC and PowerPC Processors. Performance Comparison CISC versus PowerPC. 4. PowerPC Strategy. PowerPC Reference Platform Specification. PowerPC Reference Platform Specification Technology Details. The New PowerPC Microprocessor Hardware Reference Platform. 5. PowerPC Software Environment. Operating Systems for PowerPC. PowerPC Application Support. 6. PowerPC - Hardware and Product Overview. IBM Power Series Hardware Architecture. The IBM Power Series Product Line. Advanced Function Support. Appendix A. What is Multiprocessing? Appendix B. The PowerPC Instruction Set. Glossary. List of Abbreviations. Index.