Reserved_Alto_Memory_Locations_Jan75.pdf | | Inter-Office MellloranduIll
To Alto Maintainers Date January 27, 1975
From Ed McCreight location Palo Alto
Subject Reserved AI to Memory Locat ions Organ i zat ionCSL
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I have resisted this memo as long as possible. However it now seems that
without it programs will soon begin stepping on each others' private special
reserved Alto memory locations. This memo purports to list the entire set of
I 0 cat ion s w11 i c h are bel i e \' edt abe pre s e r v e d a c r 0 S S sub s y s t e'm c a lIs, a l' wh i c h
dre held to be special by hardware or microcode. If you know of other
locations which should be in this list, please let me know. The czar carries
the heavy burden bf adjudicating.territorial disputes,for which h~ hopes h-
will not need the wisdo |