Stack Computers: the new wave © Copyright 1989, Philip Koopman, All Rights Reserved.

Chapter 1
Introduction and Review

• 1.1 OVERVIEW
• 1.2 WHAT IS A STACK?
  • 1.2.1 Cafeteria tray example
  • 1.2.2 Example software implementations
  • 1.2.3 Example hardware implementations
• 1.3 WHY ARE STACK MACHINES IMPORTANT?
• 1.4 WHY ARE STACKS USED IN COMPUTERS?
  • 1.4.1 Expression evaluation stack
  • 1.4.2 The return address stack
  • 1.4.3 The local variable stack
  • 1.4.4 The parameter stack
  • 1.4.5 Combination stacks
• 1.5 THE NEW GENERATION OF STACK COMPUTERS
• 1.6 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REST OF THE BOOK

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