How many bits is the OPCODE and what is the assembly language mneumonic for each of the following Pep/9 instruction specifiers (which are given in hexadecimal)?

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How many bits is the OPCODE and what is the assembly language mneumonic for each of the following Pep/9 instruction specifiers (which are given in hexadecimal)? 

(use numbers only for the bits and UPPERCASE letters for the mneumonics  - do not include the addressing mode for example  ADDA and not ADDA  0xFFFF,d)

 

02  

08  

1E  

61  

FF

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Hexadecimal Bits Mnemonics Explanation
02 000 0010 STX Start of text
08 000 1000 BS Backspace
1E 001 1110 RS Record separator
61 110 0001 a character
FF - - -

 

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