RodRego was design and developed by Daniel Dennett, Tufts University and Fletcher Professor of Philosophy Emeritus.
About RodRego
RodRego is a simple register machine simulator illustrating the computational capabilites of the INC/DEB language model. See links below to download the product.
“Secrets of Computer Power Revealed 2008” is an introduction to register machines, and the assembly language used by RodRego. If you read through it, and do the exercises, you will be a master of register machines in no time.
Web-Based RodRego
Try RodRego on your browser here. Please email edtech@tufts.edu if you encounter any problems or have any questions.
RodRego – Downloads
Note: The downloadable versions of RodRego are no longer being supported by Tufts University.
Windows 9x/XP
| RodRego v1.3 for Win9x/2000/NT/ME/XP | Download |
| RodRego v1.3 Source Code | Download |
| RodRego v1.2 for Win9x/2000/NT/ME/XP | Download |
| RodRego v1.2 Source Code | Download |
| RodRego v1.2 Source Code (PDF) | Download |
Mac OS X / Mac OS Classic
| RodRego v1.4 for Mac OS X | Download |
| RodRego v1.3 for Mac OS Classic | Download |
| RodRego v1.4 Source Code (Mac OS) | Download |
Power Point Demos
| Add Demo | Download |
| Multiply Demo | Download |
| Simple Demo | Download |
| Extended Demo | Download |
History of RodRego
The project was launched back in 1986 at Tufts University by Prof. Daniel Dennett. As a result, the RodRego simulator for DOS was produced. Click here to download the original version .
Evolution of RodRego
1986 Version of RodRego
Current Version of RodRego
Credits
Author – Daniel Dennett
Programmer – Nikolai Shvertner
Producer – Anoop Kumar
Coordinator – Ranjani Saigal
System Support – Matthew Mcvey
Advisors – David Kahle, Steven Cohen
Website – David Grogan.