Abstract: A control system is described for controlling the flow of multi-format, multi-bit macroinstructions for loading data into registers. The control system is adapted to: (A) control microprogram flow of instructions based on data within a floating point macroinstruction, (B) speed up macroinstruction flow as a function of data within various fields of the macroinstruction, and (C) speed up macroinstruction branches.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 10, 1982
Date of Patent:
December 11, 1984
Assignee:
IPL Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
Stephen J. Ippolito, Arthur L. Singer, William J. Lambert