Spreadsheet fanatic builds a CPU within Microsoft Excel that has a display but can't run Excel or Doom — and no, it doesn't work in the cloud just yet

It does have its own fully functioning assembly language though

January 31, 2024 · 1 min · 62 words · Nathan Meza

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Inkbox achieved this feat without using any Visual Basic scripts or plugins, purely utilizing Excel’s capabilities.

What’s more, the CPU files are available on Github for anyone to try.

Excel CPU

Named Excel-ASM16, it includes 23 different instructions and supports variables, labels, and even binary file support.