Flex: A Working Computer with an Architecture Based on Procedure Values,

Foster, J. M.; Currie, I. F.; Edwards, P. W.

Flex: A Working Computer with an Architecture Based on Procedure Values,

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Abstract:

Capabilities need true procedure values to attain their best effect. The Flex architecture, which has been implemented on several machines since 1978, supports both concepts not only in main store but also on as well as to backing store and across a network. Capabilities are enforced by tagging them, not by segregating them. This paper describes the architecture and illustrates some of the importance of procedure values, especially for operating systems. Author

Author(s):

Foster, J. M. ; Currie, I. F. ; Edwards, P. W.

Author Organization(s):

ROYAL SIGNALS AND RADAR ESTABLISHMENT MALVERN (ENGLAND)

Pagination:

0018

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Report Number(s):

RSRE-MEMO-3500, DRIC-BR-85111

Monitor Series:

BR-85111

Subject Terms

Joint Capability Areas:

JCA_1_Force Support

Communities of Interest:

No COI(s) Identified

Descriptor(s):

*COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE, *MACHINE CODING, INTERACTIONS, CONFIGURATIONS, DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS, INSTRUCTIONS, COMPILERS, HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES, UNITED KINGDOM

Field(s)/Group(s):

Computer Programming and Software, Computer Hardware

Keyword(s):

FLEX computers

Report Date:

1982 Jul 01