Abstract: A data processing system for executing operations on electronic data comprises a stack for performing numerical operations functionally situated between the top of the stack and the next storage position in the stack so that operands on which an operation is to be performed are automatically present at inputs of an arithmetic logic unit for performing the operations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 22, 1989
Date of Patent:
November 27, 1990
Assignee:
Advanced Processor Design Limited
Inventors:
Alan F. T. Winfield, Rodney M. F. Goodman