-RISC-V ISA Simulator
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-Author : Andrew Waterman, Yunsup Lee
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-Date : June 19, 2011
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-Version : (under version control)
+Spike RISC-V ISA Simulator
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About
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-The RISC-V ISA Simulator implements a functional model of one or more
+Spike, the RISC-V ISA Simulator, implements a functional model of one or more
RISC-V processors.
+Spike is named after the golden spike used to celebrate the completion of the
+US transcontinental railway.
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Build Steps
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