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Dev tools · October 13, 2015

CPU simulator in 60 lines of code

Simple CPU model written in 60 lines of C with 8 registers and basic instructions - wkoszek/cpu60

CPU simulator in 60 lines of code launched on October 13, 2015 with 60 votes, #1,398 of 4,175 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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CPU simulator in 60 lines of code is a lightweight CPU model written in C that implements 8 registers and basic instructions. Designed for developers interested in understanding processor fundamentals, it demonstrates core concepts in a minimal, readable codebase. The project is hosted on GitHub and serves as an educational tool for learning how simple CPU architectures work.

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