The Cambridge CAP computer and its operating system
By: M. V. Wilkes, R. M. Needham.
Contributors: Needham, R. M. joint author.
Series: Operating and programming systems series ;; 6
Publisher: North Holland
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: CAP (Computer)
First sentence: The need for hardware memory protection was first met when operating systems which permitted the running of users' programs written in a variety of languages, including assembly language, came into use.
Description: Describes design and implementation of the CAP computer,  a hardware and software system providing resource management based on capabilities.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [161]-162.
"The Computer science library."
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: vii; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: ix; label: 1
title: CAP Fundamentals
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: The CAP Hardware and Microprogram
pagenum: 19; label: 3
title: The CAP Operating System
pagenum: 32; label: 4
title: The CAP Filing System
pagenum: 45; label: 5
title: Discussion and Conclusions
pagenum: 57; label: 1
title: A Hardware-Supported Protection Architecture
pagenum: 75; label: 2
title: ALGOL 68C and Its Run Time System
pagenum: 92; label: 3
title: Specimen Programs
pagenum: 95; title: References
pagenum: 159; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 161; title: Index
pagenum: 163