Re: MINIMUM instruction set

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From: Jason W Solinsky
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 14:11

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In article <1992Nov10.235849.19192@fcom.cc.utah.edu>, val@news.ccutah.edu (Val Kartchner) writes:
|> I've heard that it is possible to implement all programming languages with
|> seven instructions.  (Possible does not mean practicle.)  Does anyone know
|> what these instructions are?  Is it possible to do all operations in less
|> than seven instructions?

I am quite sure that it can be done with 1 instruction. I think you need to give
us a definition of instruction.

Jason W. Solinsky

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