> The largest chapter of the 1992 edition of this book dealt with the compiler translating Oberon programs into code for the NS32032 processor. This processor is now neither available nor is its architecture recommendable. Instead of writing a new compiler for some other commercially available architecture, I decided to design my own in order to extend the desire for simplicity and regularity to the hardware. The ult…
the wirth-the-risc processor is immensely simpler to describe and program than the tecs/nand2tetris processor, which borders on unusable. i've gone through the process of 'designing' the nand2tetris processor on nandgame, and i'm pretty sure the nand2tetris processor is simpler to wire up from gates. but the wirth-the-risc processor is a lot easier to get running on an fpga or, i bet, to simulate with verilator, beca…
Re: Project Oberon: Design of an operating system, a compiler, and a computer [pdf]
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