Writeable control store for use in a data processing system
US4204252A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 1978 |
| Grant date | May 20, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A writeable control store for storing a plurality of instructions used to control the operation of a processor in a data processing system. The control store may be utilized in a first mode wherein the instructions are accessed for controlling the operation of the processor and in a second mode wherein data is transferred to or retrieved from the control store. In the second mode of operation, a secondary control means is utilized to control the operation of the data transfers to and from the writeable control store.
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