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-square55fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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-square55fedilink
minus-squarekozy138@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoDoes that make Excel the operating system? Or is it the firmware/BIOS
minus-squareSteveTech@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoExcel would be emulating the silicon here
minus-squarex4740N@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 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