On-Line
Resources

XSPIM Quickstart

A guide for getting up and running with XSPIM, the X Windows MIPS simulator.

SPIM Reference

On-line reference page containing register naming conventions, syscall descriptions, assembler directives, and the complete SPIM instruction set.

SPIM Downloads (SPIM Home Page)

Where to go to find the SPIM simulator and related documentation

SPIM S20 paper

SPIM S20: A MIPS R2000 Simulator
"1/25th the performance at none of the cost" James R. Larus
Computer Sciences Department
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sample SPIM Programs

hello.asm • basic-IO.asm • array.asm • records.asm • do_while1.asm • while.asm

More .asm examples...

Systems Support Information

Pages for the user's of the CIS Department's computing systems resources. account, etc. Look here for help on getting started with Unix and commonly used programs for e-mail and news.

Request a cs.uoregon.edu Email Account

If you don't have a CS email account (xxx@cs.uoregon.edu), this is where you can request one from the CIS department. You will need your UO student number.

Performance Database Server

Use the "Browse the performance database" option to look up performance by manufacturer and benchmark.

SPEC Web Site.

Home page of the System Performance Evaluation Consortium.

CPU Info Center

Everything you ever wanted to know about processor chips.

WWW Computer Architecture Home Page

Good place to start looking for current research related to computer architecture.