公开(公告)号：AU611137B2

公开(公告)日：1991-06-06

申请号：AU1418588

申请日：1988-04-05

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： NORMAN GEORGE ,  LOOFBOURROW WAYNE

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177

Abstract: A method for automatically determining the configuration of resources on a computer system at the time the computer system is started. The method involves placing a configuration readonly-memory (ROM) on each add-on card placed in the computer system. The configuration ROM contains information such as the card type and identification number, byte lanes used, location of device drivers, the device driver code, etc. The configuration ROM has a format header which is at one of a set of determinable addresses in the computer systems address space. The configuration header contains a field with the offset to a resource directory. The resource directory, in turn, contains a set of entries of resource lists and offsets to those resource lists. Each resource list contains a resource type and other information as required to configure the computer system. A process for reading the format header, resource directory, and resource lists is described.

公开(公告)号：BR8801840A

公开(公告)日：1988-11-22

申请号：BR8801840

申请日：1988-04-15

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： NORMAN GEORGE ,  LOOFBOURROW WAYNE

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177

Abstract: A method for automatically determining the configuration of resources on a computer system at the time the computer system is started. The method involves placing a configuration readonly-memory (ROM) on each add-on card placed in the computer system. The configuration ROM contains information such as the card type and identification number, byte lanes used, location of device drivers, the device driver code, etc. The configuration ROM has a format header which is at one of a set of determinable addresses in the computer systems address space. The configuration header contains a field with the offset to a resource directory. The resource directory, in turn, contains a set of entries of resource lists and offsets to those resource lists. Each resource list contains a resource type and other information as required to configure the computer system. A process for reading the format header, resource directory, and resource lists is described.

公开(公告)号：HK52992A

公开(公告)日：1992-07-24

申请号：HK52992

申请日：1992-07-16

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： NORMAN GEORGE ,  LOOFBOURROW WAYNE

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F11/30

Abstract: A method for automatically determining the configuration of resources on a computer system at the time the computer system is started. The method involves placing a configuration readonly-memory (ROM) on each add-on card placed in the computer system. The configuration ROM contains information such as the card type and identification number, byte lanes used, location of device drivers, the device driver code, etc. The configuration ROM has a format header which is at one of a set of determinable addresses in the computer systems address space. The configuration header contains a field with the offset to a resource directory. The resource directory, in turn, contains a set of entries of resource lists and offsets to those resource lists. Each resource list contains a resource type and other information as required to configure the computer system. A process for reading the format header, resource directory, and resource lists is described.

公开(公告)号：FR2614122B1

公开(公告)日：1992-01-24

申请号：FR8805003

申请日：1988-04-15

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： NORMAN GEORGE ,  LOOFBOURROW WAYNE

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F13/40

Abstract: A method for automatically determining the configuration of resources on a computer system at the time the computer system is started. The method involves placing a configuration readonly-memory (ROM) on each add-on card placed in the computer system. The configuration ROM contains information such as the card type and identification number, byte lanes used, location of device drivers, the device driver code, etc. The configuration ROM has a format header which is at one of a set of determinable addresses in the computer systems address space. The configuration header contains a field with the offset to a resource directory. The resource directory, in turn, contains a set of entries of resource lists and offsets to those resource lists. Each resource list contains a resource type and other information as required to configure the computer system. A process for reading the format header, resource directory, and resource lists is described.

公开(公告)号：DE3812607A1

公开(公告)日：1988-10-27

申请号：DE3812607

申请日：1988-04-15

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： NORMAN GEORGE ,  LOOFBOURROW WAYNE

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F1/00

Abstract: A method for automatically determining the configuration of resources on a computer system at the time the computer system is started involves placing a configuration read-only-memory (ROM) on each add-on card placed in the computer system. The ROM contains information such as the card type and identification number, byte lanes used, location of device drivers, the device driver code, etc. The ROM has a format header 29 which is at one of a set of determinable addresses in the computer system's address space. The header contains a field with the offset to a resource directory 50. The resource directory, in turn, contains a set of entries 51 of resource lists and offsets 52 to those resource lists. Each resource list 60 contains a resource type 63 and other information 62 as required to configure the computer system. A process for reading the format header, resource directory, and resource lists is described.

公开(公告)号：FR2614122A1

公开(公告)日：1988-10-21

申请号：FR8805003

申请日：1988-04-15

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： NORMAN GEORGE ,  LOOFBOURROW WAYNE

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F13/40

Abstract: A method for automatically determining the configuration of resources on a computer system at the time the computer system is started. The method involves placing a configuration readonly-memory (ROM) on each add-on card placed in the computer system. The configuration ROM contains information such as the card type and identification number, byte lanes used, location of device drivers, the device driver code, etc. The configuration ROM has a format header which is at one of a set of determinable addresses in the computer systems address space. The configuration header contains a field with the offset to a resource directory. The resource directory, in turn, contains a set of entries of resource lists and offsets to those resource lists. Each resource list contains a resource type and other information as required to configure the computer system. A process for reading the format header, resource directory, and resource lists is described.

公开(公告)号：CA2297680A1

公开(公告)日：1999-01-28

申请号：CA2297680

申请日：1998-07-13

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： WALKOWSKI DANIEL ,  LOOFBOURROW WAYNE ,  MCINERNEY PETER ,  MCCLAUGHRY PATRICK ,  MCFARLAND MAX

IPC: G06F11/14 ,  G06F17/30

Abstract: A locking scheme is provided to arbitrate thread access to file system objects. This locking scheme allows multiple threads simultaneous access to file system objects for certain concurrently compatible operations while forbidding concurrently incompatible operations. Separate types of locks are provided for hierarchical relationships between objects and the contents (e.g. data) of the objects themselves (see the figure).

公开(公告)号：CA1296806C

公开(公告)日：1992-03-03

申请号：CA564303

申请日：1988-04-15

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： NORMAN GEORGE ,  LOOFBOURROW WAYNE

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F1/00

Abstract: A method for automatically determining the configuration of resources on a computer system at the time the computer system is started. The method involves placing a configuration readonly-memory (ROM) on each add-on card placed in the computer system. The configuration ROM contains information such as the card type and identification number, byte lanes used, location of device drivers, the device driver code, etc. The configuration ROM has a format header which is at one of a set of determinable addresses in the computer systems address space. The configuration header contains a field with the offset to a resource directory. The resource directory, in turn, contains a set of entries of resource lists and offsets to those resource lists. Each resource list contains a resource type and other information as required to configure the computer system. A process for reading the format header, resource directory, and resource lists is described.

公开(公告)号：GB2203869B

公开(公告)日：1991-10-23

申请号：GB8720019

申请日：1987-08-25

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： NORMAN GEORGE ,  LOOFBOURROW WAYNE

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177

Abstract: A method for automatically determining the configuration of resources on a computer system at the time the computer system is started. The method involves placing a configuration readonly-memory (ROM) on each add-on card placed in the computer system. The configuration ROM contains information such as the card type and identification number, byte lanes used, location of device drivers, the device driver code, etc. The configuration ROM has a format header which is at one of a set of determinable addresses in the computer systems address space. The configuration header contains a field with the offset to a resource directory. The resource directory, in turn, contains a set of entries of resource lists and offsets to those resource lists. Each resource list contains a resource type and other information as required to configure the computer system. A process for reading the format header, resource directory, and resource lists is described.

公开(公告)号：GB2203869A

公开(公告)日：1988-10-26

申请号：GB8720019

申请日：1987-08-25

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： NORMAN GEORGE ,  LOOFBOURROW WAYNE

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F11/30

Abstract: A method for automatically determining the configuration of resources on a computer system at the time the computer system is started. The method involves placing a configuration readonly-memory (ROM) on each add-on card placed in the computer system. The configuration ROM contains information such as the card type and identification number, byte lanes used, location of device drivers, the device driver code, etc. The configuration ROM has a format header which is at one of a set of determinable addresses in the computer systems address space. The configuration header contains a field with the offset to a resource directory. The resource directory, in turn, contains a set of entries of resource lists and offsets to those resource lists. Each resource list contains a resource type and other information as required to configure the computer system. A process for reading the format header, resource directory, and resource lists is described.