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mic1 simulator - a quick "How To"

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How to get the Mic1 simulator up and running:

1. On a PC with XWin, open a session to your favorite UNIX box
   -or- got to a SUN box, log into the XWindows system (CDE/OpenWin)
   You can log in as yourself, the mic1 account is world readable.
2. set your classpath like this:
   % setenv CLASSPATH ~mic1/classes.zip
3. start the simulator:
   % java mic1sim&
4. load the microprogram
   
   • File
   • Load Microprogram
   • enter ~mic1 in the folder name box (+enter)
   • select "mic1ijvm.mic1" from the Files list
5. load your own Macroprogram or one of the samples
   • File
   • Load Macroprogram
   • enter ~mic1 in the folder name box (+enter)
   • select a ".ijvm" file from the Files list

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How to compile your own jas programs:

1. create your source code as a text file with a .jas extension,
   take a look at the examples provided to get started
2. you need a copy of the configuration file
   % cp ~mic1/ijvm.conf .
3. set your classpath like above
   % setenv CLASSPATH ~mic1/classes.zip
4. run the assembler with your sourcefile as the first argument
   % java ijvmasm yoursource.jas [youroutput.ijvm]
5. you can now load the .ijvm file as the macroprogram into the simulator.

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