[SOLVED] max/min of an unknown number of inputs in LMC?

max/min of an unknown number of inputs in LMC?

How can I print the maximum/minimum of an unknown number of inputs in LMC?

I know that I can SUB INPUT 1 FROM INPUT 2 and see if it is negative or positive but I don't know how to name the inputs so that I can load them.

PS: I found this useful link to help me with the ''unknown number of inputs" part How can I store an unknown number of inputs in different addresses in LMC (little-man-computer)?

Solution

You link to code that stores an undetermined number of input values. But in your case that is not needed: you can keep track of the minimum and maximum while reading the input values. There is no need to actually store each input value:

#input: 5 3 9 6 2 4
          INP ; data size
          STA count
          BRZ exit ; nothing to do
; initialise
          LDA zero
          STA max
          LDA big
          STA min
loop      LDA count
          SUB one
          BRP nextvalue
output    LDA min
          OUT
          LDA max
          OUT
exit      HLT

nextvalue STA count
          INP ; get data value
          STA value
          SUB min
          BRP checkmax
          LDA value
          STA min
checkmax  LDA max
          SUB value
          BRP loop
          LDA value
          STA max
          BRA loop

zero      DAT 0
one       DAT 1
big       DAT 999
count     DAT
min       DAT
max       DAT
value     DAT

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