The operating system and language support features of the BELLMACTM-32 microprocessor.

Authors:
Alan D. Berenbaum;Michael W. Condry;Priscilla M. Lu
Affiliations:
Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey;Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey;Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey
Venue:
ASPLOS I Proceedings of the first international symposium on Architectural support for programming languages and operating systems
Year:
1982

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Abstract

The BELLMAC-32 microprocessor is a 32-bit microprocessor, implemented with CMOS technology, designed to support operating system functions and high level languages efficiently. The architecture was designed with the following objectives in mind: • High performance. • Enhanced operating system support capabilities. • High level language support. • High reliability, availability and maintainability.