ALPHA-a high-performance LISP machine equipped with a new stack structure and garbage collection system

H Hayashi, A Hattori, H Akimoto - Proceedings of the 10th annual …, 1983 - dl.acm.org
H Hayashi, A Hattori, H Akimoto
Proceedings of the 10th annual international symposium on Computer architecture, 1983dl.acm.org
ALPHA is a dedicated machine designed for high-speed list processing. In this article, we
describe a highly effective stack which can support a value cache and virtual stack, and high-
speed garbage collection algorithm for virtual memory. These new ideas have been studied
in ALPHA. ALPHA is designed as a back end processor for a large computer under TSS.
ALPHA allows TSS users to do more high-speed list processing than a large computer does.
Currently UTILISP is operating on ALPHA and runs several times faster than MACLISP on …
ALPHA is a dedicated machine designed for high-speed list processing. In this article, we describe a highly effective stack which can support a value cache and virtual stack, and high-speed garbage collection algorithm for virtual memory. These new ideas have been studied in ALPHA. ALPHA is designed as a back end processor for a large computer under TSS. ALPHA allows TSS users to do more high-speed list processing than a large computer does.
Currently UTILISP is operating on ALPHA and runs several times faster than MACLISP on the DEC 2060.
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