On 1998-03-17 classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu said to lisard_at_zetnet.co.uk
:<the 8080 c.1977 which was a non-trivial self-contained interactive
:<interpreter, in 256 bytes including space for your own UART drivers.
:Simple yes, useful?
there have been a few tiny languages built over the years. there was
SIMPLE (and can someone describle it here please?); WADUZITDO, which
looked like a tiny PILOT and also fit into 256 bytes; FALSE, a 1k
compiler for a Forth-like language on the Amiga; BRAINFUCK, a 256-byte
compiler for a very simple language indeed, also on the Amiga; and
several versions of Forth and Basic which could fit inside 4k. of
course, the capabilities of the forth would probably rather outweigh
those of the basic... ;>
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