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Assembler for Ben Eater's 8-bit computer

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I've been thinking about 8-bit computers recently and came across the most excellent breadboard 8-bit computer series by Ben Eater .  Absolutely terrific stuff, fantastic break down of the subject and a clear and talented educator.  Like many, it got me pondering building my own 8-bit computer, modifying the original design to my specifications and writing custom opcodes and microcode.  Thinking about how to convert assembly language easily to machine code for such a custom computer, I wondered if there were any assemblers out there for assembling custom ASM.  It turns out there are, and the one I've been playing with is called... customasm .