Summary

The AP-101S computer's advanced architecture was assembled through three distinct components working in sequence. These elements were combined to create a new, faster processing unit. The core of this system was the pipelined CPU, built upon the high-performance AP-101F processor to unlock new capabilities.

In addition to the main processor, a significant portion of the new architecture relied on the original Shuttle computer's IO Processor, which handled input and output operations. Finally, the hardware memory was drawn directly from the AP-102, a component discussed in the accompanying section.

Title

Ken Shirriff's blog

Description

Ken Shirriff's blog

Keywords

computer, memory, computers, shuttle, space, core, instruction, system, processor, instructions, pages, model, unit, performance, storage, second, bits

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A 104.21.5.119, A 172.67.133.98

Dates

Created 2026-03-09

Updated 2026-04-05

Summarized 2026-04-05