PALASM is an early

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, used to translate Boolean functions and state transition tables into a fuse map for use with

Programmable Array Logic Programmable Array Logic (PAL) is a family of programmable logic device semiconductors used to implement logic functions in digital circuits that was introduced by Monolithic Memories, Inc. (MMI) in March 1978. Introductory advertisement on ...

(PAL) devices introduced by Monolithic Memories, Inc. (MMI). The language was developed by John Birkner in the early 1980s. It is not case-sensitive. The PALASM compiler was written by MMI in FORTRAN IV on an IBM 370/168. MMI made the source code available to users at no cost. By 1983, MMI customers ran versions on the DEC

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, MDS800 and others. A widely used MS-DOS port was produced by MMI. There was a Windows front-end written sometime later.

References

PALASM 4 V1.5 download

External links

brouhaha.com - MMI PALASM notes with FORTRAN Source Code"MMI Datebook"
with PALASM examples and users guide Hardware description languages {{compu-lang-stub

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