A Instruction Set Principles

Wilkes, Renwick, Selection from the List of 18 Machine, Instructions for the EDSAC (1949)

An Add the number in storage location n into the accumulator.

En If the number in the accumulator is greater than or equal to zero execute next the order which stands in storage location n; otherwise proceed serially.

Z Stop the machine and ring the warning bell.

A.1 Introduction A-2
A.2 Classifying Instruction Set Architectures A-3
A.3 Memory Addressing A-7
A.4 Type and Size of Operands A-13
A.5 Operations in the Instruction Set A-14
A.6 Instructions for Control Flow A-16
A.7 Encoding an Instruction Set A-21
A.8 Crosscutting Issues: The Role of Compilers A-24
A.9 Putting It All Together: The MIPS Architecture A-32
A.10 ...

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