Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoFunctional 16-bit CPU built and runs in Excel, 3Hz processor includes 128KB of RAM, 16-color display, and a custom assembly languagewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1265arrow-down15cross-posted to: gadgets@lemmit.online
arrow-up1260arrow-down1external-linkFunctional 16-bit CPU built and runs in Excel, 3Hz processor includes 128KB of RAM, 16-color display, and a custom assembly languagewww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: gadgets@lemmit.online
minus-squarekozy138@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoDoes that make Excel the operating system? Or is it the firmware/BIOS
minus-squareSteveTech@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·8 months agoExcel would be emulating the silicon here
minus-squarex4740N@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoExcel would be closest to a virtual machine software in this case
Does that make Excel the operating system? Or is it the firmware/BIOS
Excel would be emulating the silicon here
Excel would be closest to a virtual machine software in this case