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[[File:PALASM Design.jpg|thumb|right|PALASM design of a 4-bit [[Counter (digital)|counter]]]]
'''PALASM''' is an early [[hardware description language]], used to translate Boolean functions and state transition tables into a fuse map for use with [[programmable array logic|Programmable Array Logic]] (PAL) devices introduced by [[Monolithic Memories|Monolithic Memories, Inc.]] (MMI). The language was developed by [[John Birkner]] in the early 1980s. It is not case-sensitive. 
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The PALASM compiler was written by MMI in FORTRAN IV on an [[IBM System/370|IBM 370/168]]. MMI made the source code available to users at no cost. By 1983, MMI customers ran versions on the [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[PDP-11]], [[Data General Nova|Data General NOVA]], [[Hewlett-Packard]] [[HP 2100]], [[MDS800]] and others. A widely used MS-DOS port was produced by MMI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/cae/AMD/palasm-2.23d/|title=DOS Version including manuals and executables}}</ref> There was a Windows front-end written sometime later.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Alin Badea|author2=Lorand Bogdanffy|url=http://www.wseas.us/e-library/conferences/2013/Malaysia/ACACOS/ACACOS-12.pdf|title=HDL Windows Designer Compatible with the PALASM Platform}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Advanced Boolean Expression Language]] (ABEL)

==References==
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*[http://www.pldworld.com/_otherplds/palasm/-engr.uky.edu/_melham01/ee481/software.htm] PALASM 4 V1.5 download 

==External links==
*[http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/retrocomputing/mmi/palasm/ brouhaha.com - MMI PALASM notes with FORTRAN Source Code]
*[http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/components/mmi/palasm_pleasm/PALASM_2_Software_Jul87.pdf "MMI Datebook"] with PALASM examples and users guide

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[[Category:Hardware description languages]]


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