Transformationally Complete Dyadic Formats Architectural Measures Relative to Adept Pascal Test Programs Contour Sizes Effect of Branch Displacements on Contour Size Maximum Contour Size Contour Allocation During Program Execution Distribution of Call Run Lengths

Directly Executed Language (DEL) architectures are derived from idealized representations of high-level languages. DEL architectures show dramatic reduction in the number of instructions and memory references executed when compared to traditional architectures, offering the potential for designing highly cost-effective DEL processors. This report explains the design considerations for the data buffer in a DEL microprocessor. Simulation techniques were used to evaluate the performance of different sized buffers for a set of Pascal test programs. The results show that a buffer with 256 words typically faults on less than 5% of storage allocations.