Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 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-square57fedilinkarrow-up1531arrow-down112cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1519arrow-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 · 10 months agomessage-square57fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarekozy138@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·10 months agoDoes that make Excel the operating system? Or is it the firmware/BIOS
minus-squareSteveTech@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·10 months agoExcel would be emulating the silicon here
minus-squarex4740N@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 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