VERSION 1.0 user manual

Guide to Cell Broadband Engine Programming Documentation Version 1.0 August 2008

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Guide to Cell/B.E. Programming Documentation © 2008 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Version 1.0, August 2008 Page 3 of 16 Guide to Cell Broadband Engine Programming Documentation Introduction This Guide is designed to help you navigate the programming documentation for the Cell Broadband Engine™ (Cell/B.E.) processor. The documents are available on the public Sony Computer Entertainment website (http://cell.scei.co.jp/e_download.html) and the IBM website (http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/power/cell/). The Guide summarizes the documentation, explaini