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+# This contains information about non Openpower machines
+
+The purpose is to provide comparisons with other processors - others may have done things
+before that are similar to what they are doing; we want to learn from them.
+
+
+
+* [x86_64 NASM Assembly Quick Reference](https://www.cs.uaf.edu/2017/fall/cs301/reference/x86_64.html)
+* [Wikipedia on x86_64](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64)
+
+* [X86-64 registers](https://blog.yossarian.net/2020/11/30/How-many-registers-does-an-x86-64-cpu-have)
+* [X86-64 registers](https://wiki.osdev.org/CPU_Registers_x86-64)
+* [X86 64 Register and Instruction Quick Start](https://wiki.cdot.senecacollege.ca/wiki/X86_64_Register_and_Instruction_Quick_Start)
+* [Four-Volume Set of Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manuals](https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/articles/intel-sdm.html)