I built my own 16-Bit CPU in Excel
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Excel can be used to build a 16-bit CPU with custom ISA and detailed components, enabling complex computations through formulas combining binary logic and intel conversion. The program EXCEL-ASM16 offers interactive lessons for learning Computer Science, Math, and Data Analysis in short daily sessions, with the ability to run larger programs and manipulate values on the 4K screen.
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- Excel can serve as a platform to design and simulate complex computing systems, including a 16-bit CPU, through the use of custom Instruction Set Architectures (ISA) and various units like the Fetch Unit, Control Unit, and Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU).
- The ISA for the Excel CPU encompasses 25 opcodes and 23 instruction mnemonics, highlighting the detailed programming capabilities within Excel, involving storing instructions, fetching, decoding, executing, and storing outputs, akin to traditional computing processes.
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What can Excel be used for?
Excel functions as an advanced calculator, capable of emulating a computer at a low level.
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