CS42: Principles of Computer Organization

This is the course homepage for Computer Science 42, Principles of Computer Organization, Spring Semester, 2000, 9:00 - 9:50 MWF, Dennis Hall 231, Ray Ontko, Department of Computer Science, Earlham College.

This week's schedule.

Hand-outs

Course Software

Logic Simulators
- EE2310: Digital Logic Simulation Software, a wonderful collection of simulators and other resources for digital logic, by C. D. Cantrell
- LogicSim, a freely distributable digital circuit simulator for Macintosh by Arnaud Masson.
- Multimedia Logic, a commercial logic simulator for WinNT/Win32s (30 day demo).
mic1 Mic-1 Microarchitecture Simulator

Student Programs

Two's Complement Binary Adder

Ben Bartlett

bartlbe@earlham.edu

Links

History of Computing
- Generations: Through the History of Computing, by Data General. A good, quick tour through the history of computing. Link contributed by Levent Besik.
- Konrad Zuse and His Computers, by Horst Zuse. This is a collection of pages about Konrad Zuse, his computers, his computer companies, and includes a number of links to other pages and sites related to the history of computing.
Floating Point Notation
- IEEE Floating Point Notation from CS301: Assembly Language Programming, Course Notes, by M. Roth, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Link contributed by Levent Besik.
General References
- The WWW Virtual Library - Computing
- All Usenet FAQ's by Newsgroup
- Wired Cybrarian An annotated collection of links. Check out their Technology section.
Hardware Design Links
- Green Mountain VHDL Tutorial
CPU links
- Transmeta
- Mips
- Intel Corp, maker of the Pentium III processor
- Advanced Micro Devices, makers of the Athlon processor
- Sun Microsystems
- Chip Directory
- Intel Secrets Monthly Edition
Memory links
- Rambus
Bus links
- Accellerated Graphics Port (AGP)
CD/DVD links
- Cinram
- Sanyo-Verbatim
Display links
- Liquid Crystals, a very nice introduction by Liquid Crystal Research Group, School of Chemistry, University of Hull
- The Principles of LCD Technology, by Sharp
- LCD Structure and Production Methods, by Sharp
Operating Systems
- Current Operating Systems Projects and OS-related research by Patrick Bridges, University of Arizona
- comp.os.vms FAQ Frequently asked questions about VMS
Assembly Language
- Jasmin assembler for Java Virtual Machine, by Jon Meyer
- VMS HELP pages for VAX Macro Assembler Includes information on the instruction set for the VAX architecture.
Nintendo 64
- Project Reality: Making of the Nintendo 64
- Meet the Project Reality Team