Reminds me of the COMP-X machine and CAP-X assembly language that was invented for Japanese IT exams. It was invented so that nobody taking the test would be a

Reminds me of the COMP-X machine and CAP-X assembly language that was invented for Japanese IT exams. It was invented so that nobody taking the test would be at an advantage or disadvantage depending on platforms they had experience with, so the exams could just test pure understanding of the concepts. But standardized exams being what they are, so many people started studied this specific ISA that eventually it made its way all the way to the US in the form of a few Tandy pocket computers sold at Radio Shack. Exhaustive article about the history and the ISA here: http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2024/02/cap-x-and-comp-x-how-tandy-pocket.html http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2024/02/cap-x-and-comp-x-how-tand...