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 # CompArch-MIPS-POWER
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+This repository contains curriculum materials for a computer architecture class based on the Hennessy & Patterson textbook entitled “Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach” and extended to the POWER instruction set architecture (ISA). POWER is an acronym for Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC.
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+The structure of the repository is noted below.
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+•	Lecture Slides
+•	Resources
+  o	GEM5 for POWER
+  o	Microwatt for POWER
+  o	Forums
+    	GEM5
+    	Microwatt
+o	Tutorials
+    	GEM5
+    	Microwatt
+•	Exercises