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So you found similarities between the instructions, arranged them in a pattern that preserved it and made predictions from there. A bit like what Mendeleev did
by _Microft 5y ago
So you found similarities between the instructions, arranged them in a pattern that preserved it and made predictions from there. A bit like what Mendeleev did with natural elements to create the periodic table. Cool work, thanks for sharing!
- masswerk 5y agoIt's just another (hopefully somewhat systematic) perspective on a known phenomenon, though. (OP here.) P.S.: What might be of minor interest is that this may help decide, whether it's "ROL A" (as in older assemblers) or just "ROL", etc. (as in some of the more modern ones). We may see that there is a slot for "ROL A" and another one for "ROL implied", which is a NOP. As is the case with all the other accumulator instructions. – However, brevity is still a thing. :-)
- h2odragon 5y agoI like it as an example of inferential process; here's what we can see the chip do in response to inputs, here's what we think that must mean for its design. With the ability to go look at the hardware and many explanations of it to go look at later and see how and why the observed effects happen.