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From: mjl@tropix.UUCP (Mike Lutz)
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Subject: Re: More on MIPSco TLB [Butler Lampson Reference]
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Date: Mon, 4-May-87 08:32:46 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  4 08:32:46 1987
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In article <360@winchester.UUCP> mash@winchester.UUCP (John Mashey) writes:
>[Butler Lampson did a great paper on systems design a few years ago,
>that among other principles used "hints" that sped performance, and
>could well be wrong, if you were careful.  I'll try to dig up the
>reference if no one else gets there first.]

The reference is "Hints for Computer System Design," Butler Lampson,
IEEE Software, Vol.1 No. 1, January, 1984.  I agree with John -- this
is an excellent paper, one every system designer should read.

Mike Lutz