He has the LCC compiler working on the Gigatron. This is technically a C compiler for a computer without a CPU, or a computer that is entirely CPU. Either way you look at it, this is impressive.

COMP_SCI 322: Compiler Construction VIEW ALL COURSE TIMES AND SESSIONS Prerequisites COMP_SCI 213: Introduction to Computer Systems, CS 214: Data Structures and Data Management (or equivalent) ...

The result is a sort of C compiler which might not be the most efficient way of executing programs, but it sure is the most effective way of showing off [tom7]’s PhD in computer science.

This brochure is the 1960 operating manual for the compiler. A comment on the second inside page reads: "Algo follows the principles laid down for the universal algebraic computer language Algol, ...