Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 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-up1528arrow-down112
arrow-up1516arrow-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 · 9 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squarekozy138@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·9 months agoDoes that make Excel the operating system? Or is it the firmware/BIOS
minus-squareSteveTech@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·9 months agoExcel would be emulating the silicon here
minus-squarex4740N@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 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