Pedagogic value in understanding computer architecture of implementing the marie computer from null and lobur in the logic emulation software, multimedia logic

摘要

In our computer architecture course, we ask students to design an instruction set for an eight- or sixteen-bit computer and then implement that design in an emulated computer using a logic emulation package. In Winter semester 2006 a team of three students decided to design and implement the "Marie" computer instruction set described in the book by Null and Lobur[2]. The project proved to be highly motivational for this team, and they produced an excellent result. This paper describes that design process, the resulting computer, and learning from the project.