Forget just coding an emulator; imagine building the *language* first. This post unpacks the monumental task of creating a CHIP-8 emulator in a custom programming language, from designing syntax and memory models to tackling performance. It's a masterclass in compiler design, OS principles, and computer architecture, pushing developers to understand how computers *really* work.
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COSMAC VIP (RCA 1802) first try at low level coding with some HAKMEM 149 1-bit drawings (128x64), ~134 bytes program, some of it taken by the high res mode setup.
Also wrote a #cosmacvip (and related) low-level coding quick start article : https://www.onirom.fr/wiki/codegolf/cosmac_vip/
A fun computer for its simplicity and extensions / variants, Chip-8 (or Forth ?) may be cool to experiment with as well. (1802 is kinda unusual !)
The program runs fairly quickly in the emu.
Priya Sharma
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