Microcoding the 36XX?

"Josh Dersch" <[email protected]> Tue, 24 May 2005 22:21:47 -0700
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Anyone out there have any information or documents related to defining =
new microcoded instructions for the Symbolics 36xx series of machines?  =
I've been fooling around with my 3630 and I thought it'd be a fun =
experiment to try to create an instruction or two, since I've never had =
opportunity to work with a microcoded system before. Unfortunately I =
haven't been able to find any information at all about the details of =
the available micro-ops or the format of the microcode files loaded by =
the FEP.

Any information would be appreciated,

Thanks!
Josh
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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