Title: | The Digital way of working |
Moderator: | QUARK::LIONEL ON |
Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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I'm looking for the originial papers documenting the decision and implementation processes Digital went through, in moving from the PDP architecture to the VAX. Any pointers and information are welcome. Thanks, Eran
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4482.1 | ATLANT::SCHMIDT | See http://atlant2.zko.dec.com/ | Thu Mar 14 1996 12:34 | 6 | |
Eran: Gordon Bell's book ("Computer Engineering") is probably the best source for this. Atlant | |||||
4482.2 | original VAX-11 Arch Handbook | TALLIS::GREENMAN | Fri Mar 15 1996 07:53 | 10 | |
You might also look in the first VAX-11 Architecture Handbook of around 1978 or so. This was when it was free and considered technical marketing literature. It will show you how much of the PDP-11 architecture was included in the VAX architecture through Compatibility Mode. Not to mention the name of the book :-) I assume when you say PDP you mean PDP-11. That's important. There were a number of PDP architectures. /Charlie |