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Software library by AMD

AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture (AGESA) is a procedure library developed by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), used to perform the Platform Initialization (PI) on mainboards using their AMD64 architecture. As part of the BIOS of such mainboards, AGESA is responsible for the initialization of the CPU cores, chipset, main memory, and the HyperTransport controller. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: AGESAA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Leading issues in Black political economyThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Mediterranean Connections: maritime transport containers and seaborne trade in the Bronze and Early Iron AgesA. BERNARDKNAPP and STELLADEMESTICHA, with Contributions by Robert Martin and Catherine E. Pratt 264pp., 49 b&w illustrations, 2 maps, 7 tables, Routledge, 2017, £75 (hbk), ISBN 978‐1629583549Cited 0 times
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