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Re: Transputer Assembly Language

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From: Ben Lian
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1989 23:50
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In article <329@microsoft.UUCP> w-colinp@microsoft.uucp (Colin Plumb) writes:
>Probably the first thing you want is an Inmos document titled
>"The transputer instrution set - a compiler writers' guide."
>It's a bit odd compared to conventional processor user's manuals,
>but the facts are there.

The above document now exists as a book from Prentice-Hall.  Rather pricey.
And you really do need an assembler in order to play around a bit.  Better
yet, have an assembler AND a high-level language compiler that generates
assembler source.  (I use Logical System's Transputer Toolset -- good stuff.)

>There's also a document I wrote on the subject, "An Introduction to
>Transputer Assembly Language,"  and posted a long time ago.  At the
>moment, the only copy I have is on the Mac, and I'll mail that as soon
>as I figure out how to transfer the file and redo the formatting.

I've still got a copy hanging about (about 52 kbytes).  E-mail me if you
want it.  Or you can try Colin.

>-- 
>	-Colin (uunet!microsof!w-colinp)


Ben Lian


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From: ben@tasis.utas.oz (Ben Lian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer
Subject: Re: Transputer Assembly Language
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Date: 23 Jan 89 23:50:59 GMT
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