Foundations of Microprogramming

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Introduction to Microprogramming Concepts 1.1 Basic Computer Organization 1.1.1 Basic Hardware Resources 1.1.2 Control of Primitive Operations 1.1.3 Generation of Control Information 1.2 Evolution of Microprogramming 1.3 A Simple Microprogrammable Machine - An Example 1.4 Microprogramming and Programming 1.5 Microprogrammability 1.6 Microprogramming, Microprocessors, and Microcomputers Annotated BibliographyChapter 2 Architectural Characteristics of Microprogrammed Computers 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Hardware Components 2.2.1 Overview of Hardware Components 2.2.2 Control Store Design 2.2.3 Arithmetic and Logic Unit Design 2.2.4 Local Store 2.2.5 Main Memory 2.2.6 DataPaths 2.2.7 Summary of the SMM 2.3 Microinstruction Design 2.3.1 Introduction 2.3.2 The Vertical-Horizontal Characteristics 2.3.3 The Encoding Characteristic 2.3.4 Microinstruction Design for the SMM 2.3.5 Microinstruction Sequencing 2.3.6 Residual Control 2.3.7 Control Store Literals 2.4 Microinstruction Implementation 2.4.1 Introduction 2.4.2 The Serial-Parallel Characteristics 2.4.3 The Monophase-Polyphase Characteristics Annotated BibliographyChapter 3 Microprogramming Languages and Support Software 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Microprogramming Languages and their Translators 3.3 Simulators and Their Implementation 3.4 Computer Description Languages Annotated BibliographyChapter 4 Computers with Vertical Microinstructions 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Standard Logic CASH-8 4.2.1 CASH-8 Background 4.2.2 CASH-8 Architecture 4.2.3 CASH-8 Microprogrammability 4.3 The Burroughs B17ØØ 4.3.1 Burroughs B17ØØ Overview 4.3.2 B1726 Architecture 4.3.3 B1726 Microprogrammability 4.3.4 B1726 Microprogramming Language 4.3.5 Sample B1726 Microprograms BibliographyChapter 5 Computers with Diagonal Microinstructions 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Hewlett-Packard HP21MX 5.2.1 HP21MX Background 5.2.2 HP21MX Architecture 5.2.3 HP21MX Microprogrammability 5.2.4 HP21MX Microprogram Examples 5.2.5 Additional HP21MX Features 5.3 The Digital Scientific META 4 5.3.1 META 4 Background 5.3.2 META 4 Architecture 5.3.3 META 4 Microprogrammability 5.3.4 META 4 Examples 5.4 The INTERDATA Model 85 5.4.1 INTERDATA Model 85 Background 5.4.2 INTERDATA Model 85 Architecture 5.4.3 INTERDATA 85 Microprogrammability 5.4.4 INTERDATA 85 Microprogram Example 5.5 The Microdata 32ØØ 5.5.1 Microdata 32ØØ Background 5.5.2 Microdata 32ØØ Architecture 5.5.3 Microdata 32ØØ Microprogrammability 5.5.4 Microdata 32ØØ Microprogram Example 5.6 Other Computers with Diagonal Microinstructions 5.6.1 The Datasaab FCPU 5.6.2 The MLP-9ØØ 5.6.3 The Control Data 56ØØ 5.6.4 The Data General ECLIPSE BibliographyChapter 6 Computers with Horizontal Microinstructions 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Cal Data Processor 6.2.1 Cal Data Background 6.2.2 Cal Data Architecture 6.2.3 Cal Data Microprogrammability 6.2.4 Cal Data Microprogram Example 6.3 The PRIME 3ØØ 6.3.1 PRIME 3ØØ Background 6.3.2 PRIME 3ØØ Architecture 6.3.3 PRIME 3ØØ Microprogrammability 6.4 The Varian 73 6.4.1 Varian 73 Background 6.4.2 Varian 73 Architecture 6.4.3 Varian 73 Microprogrammability 6.4.4 Additional Varian 73 Features 6.5 Tne Nanodata QM-1 6.5.1 QM-1 Background 6.5.2 QM-1 Architecture 6.5.