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Understanding the Microprocessor

Posted by michael on from the need-to-know dept.

Citywide writes "Ars has a very thorough technical piece up entitled Understanding the Microprocessor. It's pitched lower than many Ars articles (all of which are a bit over my head, to be honest), but that's why it's worth checking out: it explains the fundamentals is a very clear and useful way. And as the author notes, this kind of information is really crucial to get a grip on before Hammer arrives."

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  1. Nomination by Apathy+costs+bills · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nomination for Best Diagram Ever. I really wish my "Introduction to MicroProcessors" had had something like that; instead we were drowned in the whiteboard handwavings of a man with an accent I could hardly understand. Maybe this guy should spin this off into a book, make a killing selling it to Undergrad CS students lost in space...

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  2. This is news how? by radiumhahn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everybody knows computers work because the ONEs and ZEROs are at war with each other...

  3. Re:I concur! Not a joke! by warpSpeed · · Score: 5, Funny
    ( OS people, real-time people, embedded people, well a lot of people!)

    embedded people, are they, like, fetuses?

    But seriously (and to stay on topic), I am really excited about hammer too. 64 bit processors for the people! I hope the mobo manufacturs get some nice, commodity products out there so that hammer is a viable chioce for my desktop!