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Re:Show HN: A MIX simulator by hjb on Friday March 17, 2017 @05:32PM (#13898176)
This is very cool. I've actually been trying to do something similar is rust, but I'm nowhere near as far along (I basically just have load instructions working at this stage): https://github.com/harrybraviner/mix

I love Knuth's books for the fact that they teach you advanced algorithm features 'from the ground up', as it were - it's great to see someone else make an emulator too.

Re:Show HN: A MIX simulator by imglorp on Friday March 17, 2017 @03:14PM (#13897044)
Yup, it works. I like the register icons.

Unless I'm not understanding the UI, it needs a "run" button so I don't wear out a mouse button mashing "step". Yes?

Re:Show HN: A MIX simulator by bear_child on Friday March 17, 2017 @03:26PM (#13897154)
That is a good point! For me, if I click the step button, I can then hold down enter and it starts steping very fast. That may be browser specific though
Re:Show HN: A MIX simulator by last on Saturday March 18, 2017 @10:58AM (#13901524)
Really like this simulator!

Please also add a MMIX version and finally translate all the MIX code from Knuth's "Art of Computer Programming" to MMIX ;)

It's great this also works on mobile devices, but it would be better if the "step" and "back" buttons were more touch friendly (bigger).

Re:Show HN: A MIX simulator by pjmlp on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:50PM (#13897883)
Nice work, now time to dust off AVL trees in MIX. :)