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Microcomputer comparison
Author(s) -
Hansen Per Brinch,
Hayden Charles
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/spe.4380090306
Subject(s) - microcomputer , computer science , pascal (unit) , minicomputer , interpreter , programming language , process (computing) , assembly language , computer hardware , computer graphics (images) , operating system , software , telecommunications , chip
This paper illustrates a precise method for comparing microcomputer instruction sets for the purpose of language implementation. The standard of comparison is the Concurrent Pascal interpreter for the PDP 11/45 minicomputer. The paper identifies the most frequent virtual instructions and their implementation on the PDP 11/45 computer. It then compares the speed and size of interpreters implemented on various 16‐bit microcomputers. It also includes the process switching times of these computers.