GNU MIX Development Kit (mdk)

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Introduction:
Acknowledgments:
Installing MDK: Installing GNU MDK from the source tarball.
MIX and MIXAL tutorial: Learn the innards of MIX and MIXAL.
Getting started: Basic usage of the MDK tools.
Emacs tools: Programming the MIX using Emacs.
mixasm: Invoking the MIXAL assembler.
mixvm: Invoking and using the MIX virtual machine.
gmixvm: Invoking and using the GTK+ virtual machine.
mixguile: Invoking and using the Scheme virtual machine.
Problems: Reporting bugs.
Copying: MDK licensing terms.
Concept Index: Index of concepts.
Instructions and commands: Index of MIXAL instructions and MIXVM commands.
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Installing MDK
Download:
Requirements:
Basic installation:
Emacs support:
Special configure flags:
Supported platforms:
MIX and MIXAL tutorial
The MIX computer: Architecture and instruction set of the MIX computer.
MIXAL: The MIX assembly language.
The MIX computer
MIX architecture:
MIX instruction set:
MIX instruction set
Instruction structure:
Loading operators:
Storing operators:
Arithmetic operators:
Address transfer operators:
Comparison operators:
Jump operators:
Input-output operators:
Conversion operators:
Shift operators:
Miscellaneous operators:
Execution times:
MIXAL
Basic structure: Writing basic MIXAL programs.
MIXAL directives: Assembler directives.
Expressions: Evaluation of expressions.
W-expressions: Evaluation of w-expressions.
Local symbols: Special symbol table entries.
Literal constants: Specifying an immediate operand.
Getting started
Writing a source file: A sample MIXAL source file.
Compiling: Using mixasm to compile source files into binary format.
Running the program: Running and debugging your programs.
Using mixguile: Using the Scheme interpreter to run and debug your programs.
Using Scheme in mixvm and gmixvm:
Running the program
Non-interactive mode: Running your programs non-interactively.
Interactive mode: Running programs interactively.
Debugging: Commands for debugging your programs.
Using mixguile
The mixguile shell: Using the Scheme MIX virtual machine.
Additional functions: Scheme functions accessing the VM.
Defining new functions: Defining your own Scheme functions.
Hook functions: Using command and break hook functions.
Scheme scripts:
Hook functions
Command hooks:
Break hooks:
Emacs tools
MIXAL mode: Editing MIXAL files.
GUD integration: Invoking mixvm within Emacs.
MIXAL mode
Basics: Editing code, font locking and indentation.
Help system: Using the interactive help system.
Compiling and running: Invoking compiler and/or virtual machine.
mixasm, the MIXAL assembler
Invoking mixasm: mixasm options
mixvm, the MIX computer simulator
Invocation: Options when invoking mixvm.
Commands: Commands available in interactive mode.
Devices: MIX block devices implementation.
Interactive commands
File commands: Loading and executing programs.
Debug commands: Debugging programs.
State commands: Inspecting the virtual machine state.
Configuration commands: Changing and storing mixvm settings.
Scheme commands:
gmixvm, the GTK virtual machine
Invoking gmixvm: Invoking the GTK+ interface.
MIXVM console: Using mixvm commands.
MIX virtual machine: The MIX virtual machine window.
MIXAL source view: Viewing the MIXAL source code.
MIX devices view: Device output.
Menu and status bars: Available menu commands.
mixguile, the Scheme virtual machine
Invoking mixguile: Command line options.
Scheme functions reference: Scheme functions accessing the VM.
Scheme functions reference
mixvm wrappers: Functions invoking mixvm commands.
Hooks: Adding hooks to mixvm commands.
Additional VM functions: Functions accessing the MIX virtual machine.
Copying
GNU General Public License:
GNU Free Documentation License: