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dborehamtoday at 1:13 PM1 replyview on HN

The microcode is in a ROM. It's a regular structure where a 1 looks different to a 0.


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jdblairtoday at 1:19 PM

Yes, literally this. No verilog decode, just looking for signals in the image of a 1 vs. a 0. For example, a 1 may be the existence of a transistor at a particular intersection of wiring.

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