Publication

Abramson, D.A.,1982, "A Technique for Enhancing Processor Architecture" , Proc. 5th Australian Computer Science Conference", Perth (Australian Computer Science Communications 4, 1, pp. 47-57).

Abstract

The MONADS II computer implements an architecture with large segmented and paged virtual memory, 1 an 'inprocess' stack organization and a capability based addressing scheme.

The processor is constructed around a 16 bit mini- computer, a HP2100A. This paper describes the techniques used in the MONADS II processor to enhance a primitive architecture and proposes this technique as a general method of constructing research processors cheaply and quickly.

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