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locore64@alkyltechnology.com wrote:

> >> Curt's cache/SMP book is the authority.
> Curt Schimmel book and Uresh Vahalia book are the must-read for every
> computer engineer.  Don't argue modern processors before understand them.

Just FYI, Curt's book is still available on Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201633388/104-9369984-9133554

(Japanese translation seems out of print though)
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Izumi Tsutsui
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