#fantasy computer

[ryfoxbread]

hi tumblr! i havent shown off my project here yet so here we go!!

this is fox32, a 32-bit custom architecture and fantasy computer :3

it runs a custom operating system called fox32os, written in fox32's assembly language. its UI and general internal layout are very inspired by classic Mac OS.

the source code for everything can be found here: https://github.com/fox32-arch

we also have an active discord server if you're interested, come say hi!! :3 https://discord.gg/2Tun7FnUZ2

[rolunatech]

so I've been working on a fantasy computer emulator entirely just because I'm a nerd and I'm really really thinking about putting out a sort of little "come learn with me" sort of series on Patreon while I do it and then releasing the executables... I've been having a blast so far, it's so complicated but so cool

[rolunatech]

THE CPU! SHE WORKS! IT’S ALIVE! IT’S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

of course now the lil ROM program I wrote to validate that the emulator runs had an invalid opcode in the first memory address. so. that means my assembler is still broken. dang it. guess we’ll write the ROM BY HAND!

help

[rolunatech]

but Ro, you may be thinking, why didn’t you just use one of the billions of 6502 emulator implementations that must be out there? there’s definitely open source typescript for that!

I didn’t WANT to I reply, stamping my feet. I wanted to make it HARDER. and the cpu isn’t a 6502 anyway it’s something worse that I’m p sure is both using 8 bit and 16 bit words somehow

[rolunatech]

I somehow managed to give my assembler and CPU emulator completely different opcode tables how tired was i????

[cupidenigma]

It's 12 am here in Peru and I'm drawing facsimiles of circuits, instead of going to sleep.

[sleepycharlyy]

Made a simple calculator for Homegirl fantasy console