DocumentCode
759849
Title
Coping with a flexible architecture
Author
Comerford, R.
Volume
32
Issue
4
fYear
1995
fDate
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
27
Lastpage
32
Abstract
Discusses the evolutionary development of the PowerPC processor architecture, jointly developed by Apple, Motorola and IBM. Rooted in workstation technology, the PowerPC architecture is both the oldest and the newest of the RISC implementations. The architecture, that is, an overall plan for making chips with different kinds of features while maintaining a high degree of compatibility among them originated with IBM
Keywords
Apple computers; IBM computers; computer architecture; microprocessor chips; reduced instruction set computing; Apple; IBM; Motorola; PowerPC; RISC implementation; flexible architecture; processor architecture; workstation; Application software; Clocks; Computer architecture; Hardware; Microcomputers; Operating systems; Reduced instruction set computing; Roads; Software design; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.375996
Filename
375996
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