MULTILISP: a language for concurrent symbolic computation
ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems (TOPLAS)
Concert: design of a multiprocessor development system
ISCA '86 Proceedings of the 13th annual international symposium on Computer architecture
Overview of concert multilisp: a multiprocessor symbolic computing system
ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News
Implementation of multilisp: Lisp on a multiprocessor
LFP '84 Proceedings of the 1984 ACM Symposium on LISP and functional programming
A bibliography on multiprocessor Lisp systems and applications
ACM SIGPLAN Lisp Pointers
A study of LISP on a multiprocessor preliminary version
ACM SIGPLAN Lisp Pointers
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A multiprocessor development system has been designed and a prototype system is being constructed. The system, known as Concert, is intended to support multiprocessor research efforts at M.I.T. The motivation for Concert and the project history are summarized briefly. Some intended applications are also identified. The system incorporates the RingBus architecture, a novel scheme for interconnecting processors and memory in a tightly-coupled multiprocessor system. The architecture is described both in its general form and in the particular implementation used in the system. The results of some analysis and synthesis of the architecture are summarized. The design of the Concert multiprocessor development system is described, with particular emphasis on the tradeoffs considered in the design process. The design of two particular hardware modules is discussed in considerable detail. Finally, some suggestions are offered for future use of the system and further investigation into the RingBus architecture.