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See how to fit a Lisp system into a boot sector of a floppy disk:

https://justine.lol/sectorlisp2/

See also 'LISP from Nothing', a Nils Holm book:

https://www.t3x.org/lfn/index.html

All of Nils Holm's books are gems. Extremely approachable and fun. Both Crafting Interpreters and Ball's books owe a debt of gratitude to Holm.

Before Holm, there was https://compilers.iecc.com/crenshaw/

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