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> It implemented support for objects at the hardware level, > with access protection for on a per-object basis. Periodic reminder that Henry Levy's Capabilit
by kps 12y ago
> It implemented support for objects at the hardware level,
> with access protection for on a per-object basis.
Periodic reminder that Henry Levy's Capability-Based Computer Systems is available in PDF form for free¹.
The 432 was slow, but the i960² was a clean RISC that could have had a future.
¹ http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~levy/capabook/ http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~levy/capabook/
² https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_i960 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_i960