Newnes Power PC Programming Pocket Book
- 1st Edition - July 7, 1995
- Latest edition
- Author: Steve Heath
- Language: English
Written by one of the foremost experts, Steve Heath, the processor technology specialist at Motorola (UK).* 200 pages packed with information for programmers * will complement the… Read more
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Description
Description
Written by one of the foremost experts, Steve Heath, the processor technology specialist at Motorola (UK).* 200 pages packed with information for programmers * will complement the author's other Butterworth-Heinemann book ... The Power PC: a practical companion (which is aimed at users). * in the pocket book ... a simple overview of the processor and programming models * straightforward definitions (eg what bit 14 of the MSR does and not why it has to do it) * simple definitions of each instruction with two instructions per page
Readership
Readership
Programmers
Table of contents
Table of contents
MPC601 Programming model; The register set and its organisation; Register nomenclature; User and supervisor models; MCP603 Programming model; The register set and its organisation; Register nomenclature; User and supervisor models; Addressing models; Direct; Indirect; Memory model; Memory organisation; Accessing bytes, words, long words and 64 bit words; Instruction set; Integer; Floating point; Special; POWER; Appendix A CISC to Power PC programming hints.
Review quotes
Review quotes
"I recommend this to anyone who needs a compact, inexpensive book that summarises the most important features of the PowerPC 6xx chips." —CVu, September 1996
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 7, 1995
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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Steve Heath
Senior Staff Engineer, European Strategy and Technology Development, Motorola Semiconductors, Steve Heath has written 15 books on topics covering Apple and IBM PCs, processor architectures, UNIX and Windows NT operating systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Motorola Semiconductors, Newton, U.K.