Does anyone know if there is anything like this (below) for the z ISA? It
is a basic assembler, no macros, where you code MIPS assembler into a text
file, then load it into the emulator. The code is compiled. You are then in
a "debugger" in which you can run the code, or single step. It's quite nice
for learning the basics of the ISA.

http://spimsimulator.sourceforge.net/

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*Spim* is a self-contained simulator that runs MIPS32 programs. It reads
and executes assembly language programs written for this processor. *Spim* also
provides a simple debugger and minimal set of operating system services.
*Spim* does not execute binary (compiled) programs.

*Spim* implements almost the entire MIPS32 assembler-extended instruction
set. (It omits most floating point comparisons and rounding modes and the
memory system page tables.) The MIPS architecture has several variants that
differ in various ways (e.g., the MIPS64 architecture supports 64-bit
integers and addresses), which means that *Spim* will not run programs for
all MIPS processors.

*Spim* comes with complete source code and documentation.

*Spim* implements both a terminal and windows interfaces. On Microsoft
Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, the *spim* program offers a simple terminal
interface and the *QtSpim* program provides the windowing interface. The older
programs *xspim* and *PCSpim*
<http://spimsimulator.sourceforge.net/older.html> provide native window
interfaces for these systems as well.

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