Re: "Mini" tags to reduce the number of op codes

On Mon, 8 Apr 2024 19:56:27 +0000, mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1)
wrote:

So, instead of using the branch target address, one rounds it down to
a 256-bit boundary, reads 256-bits and looks at the first 4-bits to
determine the format, nd then uses the branch offset to pick a cont-
tainer which will become the first instruction executed.
>
Sounds more complicated than necessary.

Yes, I don't disagree. I'm just pointing out that it's possible to
make the mini tags idea work that way, since it lets you easily turn
mini tags off when you need to.

John Savard