In 1987, the thing powered on and worked on the first try, with maybe 2000 (?) wire wrap connections!
In 2021, it still runs!!!
See: https://rtestardi.github.io/retro/retro.pdf
Files in the github repository:
* qc compiler
* scanner.l -> lex.yy.c
* parser.y -> y.tab.c
* semantics.c
* intel hex
* intel.c
* getopt.c
* boot loader
* boot.q
* test program
* test.q -> test.i
Build:
* cl y.tab.c
* cl intel.c getopt.c
# offset 0 boot loader
cl /EP boot.q >boot.qq & y.tab.exe <boot.qq >boot.x & intel.exe <boot.x
# offset 32768 test program
cl /EP test.q >test.qq & y.tab.exe -o 32768 <test.qq >test.x & intel.exe -o 32768 -s 32768 <test.x