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MIPS R10000 Microprocessor User's Manual - SGI TechPubs Library

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1. Introduction to the <strong>R10000</strong> Processor<br />

This user’s manual describes the <strong>R10000</strong> superscalar microprocessor for the system<br />

designer, paying special attention to the external interface and the transfer<br />

protocols.<br />

This chapter describes the following:<br />

• <strong>MIPS</strong> ISA<br />

• what makes a generic superscalar microprocessor<br />

• specifics of the <strong>R10000</strong> superscalar microprocessor<br />

• implementation-specific CPU instructions<br />

<strong>MIPS</strong> <strong>R10000</strong> <strong>Microprocessor</strong> <strong>User's</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> Version 2.0 of January 29, 1997 1

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