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by marcodiego 1676 days ago
If the ISA is sufficiently efficient, 8kHz is fast enough to run interpreters. An 8kHz can be useful as a calculator, running thing similar to FORTRAN and, if is has suitable I/O, maybe run a BASIC or CHIP-8 interpreter.
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Alternatively it works if you are sufficiently patient.
I'm curious what is the significance of 8kHz for running an interpreter? Am I missing something obvious?