"Architecture Of A Microprocessor"
by Ray M. Holt
original date: January 1971
All Pages 1-26 (Word 97 - 640K)
all pages are scanned images of the original paper
This is a scanned copy of the original paper written by Mr. Ray Holt in 1971. This paper was submitted and accepted for publication by Computer Design magazine in 1971, however, because of security reasons the U.S. Navy and his employer, Garrett AiResearch, would not approved the release of the information. It was finally released on April 21, 1998 by authority of the US Navy.
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"LSI Technology State of the Art in 1968"
by Ray M. Holt
updated: September 22, 1998
(Word 97 - 214K)
This paper was first written in early 1998 to be a resource for the reader and reviewer of the "Architecture Of A Microprocessor" paper as to the state-of-the-art in computer architecture and LSI technology in 1968. This paper will be updated as further information is uncovered. The majority of this paper was written from resource material Mr. Ray Holt saved from the F14 microprocessor project.
"F14 TomCat MOS-LSI Chip Set"
by Ray M. Holt
September 26, 1998
A Powerpoint Presentation Slide Show file
(PowerPoint 97 - 2.4MB)
This PowerPoint presentation was first given at the Vintage Computer Festival on September 26, 1998 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. Some design details and specifications presented here are currently not available in any other document. This file will be updated as further presentations are made. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.
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