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x32-abi edit / delete

32-bit ABI for AMD64 processors. Good idea.

to amd64 architecture binary x32 x86 ... on 29 September 2011

Bellrock.org.uk : Welcome edit / delete

The lighthouse near Arbroath. Good articles about how it was built.

to architecture building dundee history lighthouse retrotech ship ... on 30 January 2011

R-trees v6.pptx - Windows Live edit / delete

Using R-trees, with a view to efficient memory structure use on games consoles. (Eww at the link, but it does work OK in Firefox.)

to architecture data-structures games memory ... on 10 August 2010

Software optimization resources. C++ and assembly. Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac OS X edit / delete

Good stuff -- lots of information on how modern computer architectures work. (I'm upgrading my previous assessment of this site, having found it really useful while updating the CE0813 material!)

to architecture optimisation programming teaching ... on 17 March 2010

Titan I - Epitaph ++ Main ++ edit / delete

Explore a Titan I missile base.

to abandoned architecture history titan ... on 17 August 2009

Dave Keenan's Home Page edit / delete

Random interesting stuff: odd temperaments, renewable energy, mathematics, AVR programmers, FPGAs, etc. I came here via the "To Dissect a Mockingbird" paper, which takes its analogy *way* too far, but there's lots more here. He used to be an occam programmer too.

to architecture avr energy fpga maths music pacifism tuning ... on 04 April 2009

Computers edit / delete

An excellent retrocomputing-oriented guide to "how computers work". Has a particularly good page on different floating-point formats.

to architecture computing cs floating-point retrocomputing teaching ... on 05 March 2007