[TUHS] Multiflow Compiler

Luther Johnson luther.johnson at makerlisp.com
Tue Apr 2 05:12:36 AEST 2024


You can always read Josh Fisher's book on the "Bulldog" compiler, I
believe he did this work at Yale.

On 04/01/2024 11:53 AM, Jon Steinhart wrote:
> Henry Bent writes:
>> I happened upon
>> https://old.gustavobarbieri.com.br/trabalhos-universidade/mc722/lowney92multiflow.pdf
>> and I am curious as to whether any of the original Multiflow compilers
>> survive.  I had never heard of them before now, but the fact that they were
>> licensed to so many influential companies makes me think that there might
>> be folks on this list who know of its history.
>>
>> -Henry
> Great question.  Unfortunately, Cindy passed away last summer.
> I haven't been in touch with John or Ben in decades and don't
> know how to reach them.  They used to have a company called
> Equator (I think) that continued work on their trace scheduling
> compilier after the demise of Multiflow.  I do have a big file
> folder with info on the compiler design but I don't think that
> I'm free to share it.
>
> Jon
>



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