Questions tagged [instruction-set]
For questions regarding the instruction sets of microprocessors.
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Was there ever a division instruction with sign of the remainder following the sign of the quotient?
A document about the precursor to ANDF (Architecture Neutral Distribution Format) mentions that two of its integer division/remainder primitives "are those generally implemented directly by processor ...
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Timing and microcode in the PDP-11/40
I've been trying to figure out how the sequence of microcode instructions as described in the [schematics and ROM listing][1] in the PDP-11/40 (KD11-A Processor) relates to the timings given in ...
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Was the PDP-11 coroutine instruction actually used?
In a typical description of the coroutine mechanism it usually mentioned that the PDP-11 instruction set provided a way to effect the coroutine switch by a single instruction, namely
JSR PC,@(SP)+.
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Why did the PDP-11 include a JMP instruction?
The PDP-11's program counter was addressable in two ways: as a general purpose register or as a memory location.
Still, the PDP-11's instruction set included separate instructions for moving a new ...
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What is the instruction set of the PDP-7?
The PDP-7 was a bookshelf-sized "minicomputer", with keyboard, magnetic and paper tape and printer I/O. According to Wikipedia, the first version of UNIX (then named Unics) was programmed in assembly ...
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How did the Z80 instruction set differ from the 8080?
The Zilog Z80 microprocessor, known for its use in the ZX Spectrum, was designed to be a backwards-compatible extension to the Intel 8080 processor. It introduced several new instructions to the 8080'...
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How does the LOADALL instruction on the 80286 work?
This undocumented instruction existed in the 80286 and, I believe, the 80386. I think it was added while debugging the chip, so the engineers could quickly put the processor into any state and test it ...
