2012/07/21 by Dmitry Zinoviev, Zinoviev, Dmitry
Computer Science · #Advanced Data Storage Technologies #Embedded Systems Design Techniques #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Other Computer Science (cs.OH) #Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques #cs.OH
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1207.5176
6 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables. Presented at Summer Computer Simulation Conference, San Jose, July 2004
arxiv created 2012/07/21 · openalex publication_date 2012/07/21 · arxiv updated 2012/07/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this paper, I present the design and implementation of Clown--a simulator of a microprocessor-based computer system specifically optimized for teaching operating system courses at undergraduate or graduate levels. The package includes the simulator itself, as well as a collection of basic I/O devices, an assembler, a linker, and a disk formatter. The simulator architecturally resembles mainstream microprocessors from the Intel 80386 family, but is much easier to learn and program. The simulator is fast enough to be used as an emulator--in the direct user interaction mode.