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So far, we have concerned ourselves with the details of logic design; that is, we have developed the skills and the techniques to implement individual computer subunits. But no matter how well we understand the details of these circuits, the overall picture of a computer will be rather vague as long as we do not perceive the systematic organization of its components. If we want not only to recognize the structure of a specific machine, but also attempt to judge the significance of variations in the layout of different machines, it is further necessary to comprehend the philosophy of their design.
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Gschwind, H.W., McCluskey, E.J. (1975). The Basic Organization of Digital Computers. In: Design of Digital Computers. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86190-1_7
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