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A multiprocessor with replicated shared memory

Lillevik et al., 1983

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3545510709197457067
Author
Lillevik S
Easterday J
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Proceedings of the May 16-19, 1983, national computer conference

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A multiprocessor includes five 8086 microprocessors interconnected with replicated shared memory. Such a memory structure consists of a set of memories, one for each processor, with identical contents. This minimizes read interference since each processor simply …
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