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Alpha AXP Architecture Reference Manual
About This Book
Alpha AXP Architecture Reference Manual, Second Edition describes the required behavior of all Alpha implementations, as seen by the machine-language programmer. This book discusses Alpha single-board computers, which have been introduced to cover the high-end embedded controller market. Organized into five parts, this edition begins with an overview of the instruction-set architecture. This text then describes the supporting PALcode routines for three operating systems. Other parts consider a particular console implementation that is specific to platforms that support the OpenVMS AXP or DEC OSF/1 operating systems. This book discusses as well the specific operating system PALcode architecture. The final part provides a discussion of console issues for Windows NT with its PALcode description. This book is a valuable resource for machine-language programmers.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Alpha Axp Architecture Reference Manual
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- FOREWORD
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Part 1: Common Architecture (I)
- Part 2: OpenVMS AXP Software (ll–A)
- Part 3: DEC OSF/1 Software (II–B)
- Part 4: Windows NT AXP Software (ll–C)
- Part 5: Console Interface Architecture (III)
- Appendixes
- Appendix A: Software Considerations
- Appendix B: IEEE Floating-Point Conformance
- Appendix C: Instruction Summary
- Appendix D: Waivers and Implementation-Dependent Functionality
- Index