Title :
Porting Windows NT to the Alpha AXP architecture
Author :
Schreiber, B.L. ; Van Baak, T.
Abstract :
Microsoft released the Windows NT operating system in mid-1993 with support for three processor architectures: Digital Equipment Corporation´s Alpha AXP, Intel´s x86, and MIPS´ R4xxx. Digital Equipment Corporation ported Windows NT to the Alpha AXP architecture in conjunction with Microsoft. This paper discusses the goals and history of the port, and examines the key technical issues involved in porting Windows NT to another processor architecture.<>
Keywords :
DEC computers; computer architecture; graphical user interfaces; microprocessor chips; operating systems (computers); software portability; DEC Alpha AXP architecture; Intel x86 microprocessors; MIPS R4xxx processors; Microsoft Windows NT operating system; application porting; processor architecture; project history; CD-ROMs; Graphics; Hardware; History; Instruction sets; Investments; Operating systems; Packaging; Protection; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Compcon Spring '94, Digest of Papers.
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5380-9
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1994.282890
