I am 100% certain, for example, that it would be
possible to come up
with a C compiler for a 40K IBM 1410, which is in the set you
describe.
Possible? Sure. But it would be difficult; you would need to simulate
a binary machine - C has a whole bunch of stuff that is defined to
operate "as if" certain things are stored in binary. Coupled with the
way anything can be copied by using char-based types, you end up
needing a binary machine, whether real or simulated.
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