Data Format and Bus Compatibility in Multiprocessors

1 August 1983

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Micro

Vol. 3 (4), 32-47
https://doi.org/10.1109/mm.1983.291136

Abstract

Which end of the data egg gets broken first-big or little? Do you start with the MSB or the LSB? For the proposed IEEE 896 bus, the most practical approach may be the little-endian one.

Keywords

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDIZATION
PROPOSALS
COMPUTER INDUSTRY
COMMUNICATION STANDARDS
PROTOCOLS
LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
ISO STANDARDS
IEC STANDARDS
BACKPLANES

This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:

On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace
Computer, 1981
A Proposed Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic
Computer, 1981
Status Report on the P896 Backplane Bus
IEEE Micro, 1981

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