Brian Chase wrote:

> The 2nd edition of the VAX Architecture Reference Manual give a lot of
> details about the vector architecture in chapters 12-13 (pp 429-522).
> 
> Some basic stats are
> 
> - 16 vector registers V0-V15
> - Each register contains 64 elements numbered 0-63.
> - Each element is 64bits wide.
> 
> The vector processor normally runs asychronously from the scalar
> processors.  In section 13.3 they talk about syncronization though.
> Apparently special software instructions are provided to run the
> processors syncronously when that behavior is desired.
> 
> And then Section 13.1.3 discusses vector chaining on the VAX vector
> processor.  It is supported.

Damn! And I must have gotten the first edition that doesn't contain
any of the specific stuff I need to know about my VAX 6000. I was 
actually quite disappointed about the VARM as it contained little
more than the VAX Architecture Handbook. Basically it comes down to
an annotated list of machine instructions. Fine, I really would have
liked to learn about all the different generations of the busses
Unibus, QBus, XMI and BI, etc. But nothing to be found. Now you say
I just should have gotten a later edition?

Anyone wants to trade? My copy is cosmetically quite nice, and I 
don't care about that at all here.

regards
-Gunther

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