Front Cover; Foundations of Microprogramming: Architecture, Software, and Applications; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO MICROPROGRAMMING CONCEPTS; 1.1 Basic Computer Organization; 1.2 Evolution of Microprogramming; 1.3 An Example -- Simple Microprogrammable Machine; 1.4 Microprogramming and Programming; 1.5 Microprogrammability; 1.6 Microprogramming, Microprocessors, and Microcomputers; Annotated Bibliography; CHAPTER 2. ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MICROPROGRAMMED COMPUTERS; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Hardware Components

2.3 Microinstruction Design2.4 Microinstruction Implementation; Annotated Bibliography; CHAPTER 3. MICROPROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND SUPPORT SOFTWARE; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Microprogramming Languages and Their Translators; 3.3 Simulators and Their Implementation; 3.4 Computer Description Languages; Annotated Bibliography; CHAPTER 4. COMPUTERS WITH VERTICAL MICROINSTRUCTIONS; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Standard Logic CASH-8; 4.3 The Burroughs B17ØØ; Bibliography; CHAPTER 5. COMPUTERS WITH DIAGONAL MICROINSTRUCTIONS; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Hewlett-Packard HP21MX

5.3 The Digital Scientific META 45.4 The INTERDATA Model 85; 5.5 The Microdata 32ØØ; 5.6 Other Computers with Diagonal Microinstructions; Bibliography; CHAPTER 6. COMPUTERS WITH HORIZONTAL MICROINSTRUCTIONS; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Cal Data Processor; 6.3 The PRIME 3ØØ; 6.4 The Varian 73; 6.5 The NANODATA QM-1; 6.6 The Burroughs Interpreter; 6.7 The Argonne Microprocessor (AMP); 6.8 MATHILDA; Bibliography; CHAPTER 7. DEVELOPMENTS IN MICROPROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Register Transfer Microprogramming Languages; 7.3 Higher Level Machine-Dependent Microprogramming Languages

7.4 Higher Level Machine-Independent Microprogramming Languages7.5 An Evaluation of Developments in Microprogramming Languages; Annotated Bibliography; CHAPTER 8. APPLICATIONS OF MICROPROGRAMMING; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Emulation; 8.3 Program Enhancement; 8.4 Executing Higher Level Language Programs; 8.5 Operating Systems; 8.6 Signal Processing; 8.7 Graphics; 8.8 Microdiagnostics and Fault Tolerance; 8.9 Other Applications of Microprogramming; Annotated Bibliography; CHAPTER 9. PERSPECTIVE; 9.1 Overview; 9.2 The Past; 9.3 The Present; 9.4 The Future; 9.5 Concluding Remarks