On Sep 7, 2016 6:27 AM, "Eric Smith" <space...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 12:10 AM, Kyle Owen <kylevo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Maybe the HP-41C simulator is next... > > That will definitely be entertaining. > > It will need three PDP-8 fields just for the 41C ROMs (12Kx10), and > 400 words for the basic 41C RAM (16 "status" registers, 64 > data/program registers, all of 56 bits each). > > I think the 41CX might not fit, because it would need six fields for > the 41CX ROMs, and 2320 words for the RAM (total 464x56). The > simulator code and OS/8 would have to fit in less than 1.5 fields.
I could imagine OS/8 would come in handy here, as we could swap fields out, maybe between several fields of ROM instructions, as kind of a cache approach. There would be a ROM file that's required for use. Hmm...but the biggest issue I see is the complex display, don't you think? Maybe if we use a VC8E option...which would be fun to support for the original simulator, too! Kyle
