Open AccessThe Emulated OCODE Machine for the Support of BCPL
Author(s) -
Ole Henning Sørensen
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
daimi pb
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2245-9316
pISSN - 0105-8517
DOI - 10.7146/dpb.v4i45.7692
Subject(s) - computer science , programming language , process (computing) , machine code , representation (politics) , high level programming language , assembly language , operating system , software engineering , programming paradigm , software , politics , political science , compiler , law
In the spring of 1973 it was decided to implement the language BCPL on the experimental microprogrammable computer RIKKE-1 being constructed in this department. The language was chosen to be the systems programming language for RlKKE-1, one argurment being the possibility of transferring the Oxford Operating system OS 8 to RIKKE-1. This paper describes the design process for an internal representation of OCODE, the resulting machine, the emulator, and the assembler, and finally there is a discussion of our experiences of running the OCODE machine during the past 8 months. Some future analysis and possible modifications are mentioned.