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Jeff Rothschild

On The Metal

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The Power of a 16-bit Machine Instruction

This chapter explores a specific instruction in a 16-bit machine that has multiple applications, including determining the legality of opcodes in an IBM channel program. The speaker shares their personal experience of optimizing the control program and discusses the resurgence of channel programs for IO operations.

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