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I think.
As someone sugested
that the intructions be changed a little. I would totally agree. You can even
add more instructions. For example I am currently working on a core in verilog
which is similar to that of the HP calculator's processor but after careful
thought I reorganized all opcodes and now there is no backwards compatibility
but you can recompile anything for this since the instruction set symbolicly is
identical. You could even write a code converter to change MIPS opcodes to your
nonstandard opcodes. Even a runtime converter(Just watch out for transmeta's
code morphing patents).
Ali
P.S. Anyone who
wanted to use your core could always redesign the decoder to make it compatible.
All you need to do is change like two instructions and they should not be able
to stop you legally as long as you do not infringe on any of there other
patents.
P.P.S. Any companies
reading this I would really like a scholarship for college, I'm in high school.
;)