diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
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diff --git a/asm/.DS_Store b/asm/.DS_Store
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diff --git a/ls8/.DS_Store b/ls8/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc8a0706
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diff --git a/ls8/cpu.c b/ls8/cpu.c
index bdb1f506..2fd7b4bf 100644
--- a/ls8/cpu.c
+++ b/ls8/cpu.c
@@ -1,42 +1,124 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #define DATA_LEN 6
+// stack pointer
+#define SP 7
 
 /**
  * Load the binary bytes from a .ls8 source file into a RAM array
  */
-void cpu_load(struct cpu *cpu)
+void cpu_load(struct cpu *cpu, int argc, char *argv[]) // make ./ls8 examples/print8.ls8
 {
-  char data[DATA_LEN] = {
-    // From print8.ls8
-    0b10000010, // LDI R0,8
-    0b00000000,
-    0b00001000,
-    0b01000111, // PRN R0
-    0b00000000,
-    0b00000001  // HLT
-  };
-
-  int address = 0;
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < DATA_LEN; i++) {
-    cpu->ram[address++] = data[i];
+  // TODO: Replace this with something less hard-coded
+
+  // if argc is < 2, "File does not exist"
+  if (argc < 2)
+  {
+    printf("File does not exist.\n");
+    exit(1);
   }
 
-  // TODO: Replace this with something less hard-coded
+  char *file = argv[1];
+
+  // need file
+  FILE *fp = fopen(file, "r");
+
+  // if file does not exist
+  if (fp == NULL)
+  {
+    printf("File does not exist");
+    exit(1);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    // create a var that will hold line of file
+    char file_line[1024];
+    int address = 0;
+
+    // while not end of file
+    while (fgets(file_line, sizeof(file_line), fp) != NULL)
+    {
+      // cycle through ram and store value of line into ram
+      char *ptr;
+      unsigned char return_value;
+      return_value = strtol(file_line, &ptr, 2);
+
+      // if empty line continue
+      if (file_line == NULL)
+      {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      cpu->ram[address] = return_value;
+      address++;
+    }
+  }
+  // close file
+  fclose(fp);
+}
+
+// cpu read ram
+// would have to take a cpu struct and an index for ram
+unsigned char cpu_ram_read(struct cpu *cpu, unsigned char memadr)
+{
+  return cpu->ram[memadr];
+}
+
+// cpu write ram
+// would have to take a cpu struct, an index for ram, and char value
+void cpu_ram_write(struct cpu *cpu, unsigned char memadr, unsigned char value)
+{
+  cpu->ram[memadr] = value;
+}
+
+// cpu push
+void cpu_push(struct cpu *cpu, unsigned char value)
+{
+  // decrement stack pointer
+  cpu->reg[SP]--;
+  cpu_ram_write(cpu, cpu->reg[SP], value);
 }
 
+// cpu pop
+unsigned char cpu_pop(struct cpu *cpu)
+{
+  unsigned char ret = cpu->ram[cpu->reg[SP]];
+  cpu->reg[SP]++;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+//
+
 /**
  * ALU
  */
 void alu(struct cpu *cpu, enum alu_op op, unsigned char regA, unsigned char regB)
 {
-  switch (op) {
-    case ALU_MUL:
-      // TODO
-      break;
+  switch (op)
+  {
+  case ALU_MUL:
+    // TODO
+    cpu->reg[regA] *= cpu->reg[regB];
+    break;
 
-    // TODO: implement more ALU ops
+  // TODO: implement more ALU ops
+  case ALU_ADD:
+    cpu->reg[regA] += cpu->reg[regB];
+    break;
+
+  case ALU_CMP:
+    if (cpu->reg[regA] == cpu->reg[regB])
+    {
+      cpu->FL = 1;
+    }
+    else if (cpu->reg[regA] > cpu->reg[regB])
+    {
+      cpu->FL = 0;
+    }
+    break;
   }
 }
 
@@ -46,15 +128,104 @@ void alu(struct cpu *cpu, enum alu_op op, unsigned char regA, unsigned char regB
 void cpu_run(struct cpu *cpu)
 {
   int running = 1; // True until we get a HLT instruction
+  // create ops
+  unsigned char operandA;
+  unsigned char operandB;
 
-  while (running) {
+  while (running)
+  {
     // TODO
+
     // 1. Get the value of the current instruction (in address PC).
+    unsigned char instruction = cpu->ram[cpu->PC];
+
     // 2. Figure out how many operands this next instruction requires
+    unsigned int num_operands = instruction >> 6;
+
     // 3. Get the appropriate value(s) of the operands following this instruction
+    if (num_operands == 2)
+    {
+      operandA = cpu_ram_read(cpu, (cpu->PC + 1) & 0xff);
+      operandB = cpu_ram_read(cpu, (cpu->PC + 2) & 0xff);
+    }
+    else if (num_operands == 1)
+    {
+      operandA = cpu_ram_read(cpu, (cpu->PC + 1) & 0xff);
+    }
+
     // 4. switch() over it to decide on a course of action.
+    switch (instruction)
+    {
+    case HLT:
+      running = 0;
+      break;
+
+    case PRN:
+      // print whatever is in the specified register
+      printf("%d\n", cpu->reg[operandA]);
+      break;
+
+    case LDI:
+      cpu->reg[operandA] = operandB;
+      break;
+
+    case MUL:
+      alu(cpu, ALU_MUL, operandA, operandB);
+      break;
+
+    // uses function cpu_push that pushes value into reg
+    case PUSH:
+      cpu_push(cpu, cpu->reg[operandA]);
+      break;
+
+    case POP:
+      cpu->reg[operandA] = cpu_pop(cpu);
+      break;
+
+    case ADD:
+      alu(cpu, ALU_ADD, operandA, operandB);
+      break;
+
+    case CALL:
+      cpu_push(cpu, cpu->PC + 1);
+      cpu->PC = cpu->reg[operandA] - 1;
+      break;
+
+    case RET:
+      cpu->PC = cpu_pop(cpu);
+      break;
+
+    case CMP:
+      alu(cpu, ALU_CMP, operandA, operandB);
+      break;
+
+    case JMP:
+      cpu->PC = cpu->reg[operandA];
+      cpu->PC += 1;
+      break;
+
+    case JEQ:
+      if (cpu->FL == 1)
+      {
+        cpu->PC = cpu->reg[operandA];
+        cpu->PC -= 1;
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case JNE:
+      if (cpu->FL != 1)
+      {
+        cpu->PC = cpu->reg[operandA];
+        cpu->PC -= 1;
+      }
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
     // 5. Do whatever the instruction should do according to the spec.
     // 6. Move the PC to the next instruction.
+    cpu->PC += num_operands + 1;
   }
 }
 
@@ -64,4 +235,12 @@ void cpu_run(struct cpu *cpu)
 void cpu_init(struct cpu *cpu)
 {
   // TODO: Initialize the PC and other special registers
-}
+  // set all values to 0
+  cpu->PC = 0;
+  cpu->FL = 0;
+
+  cpu->reg[SP] = ADDR_EMPTY_STACK;
+
+  memset(cpu->reg, 0, sizeof(cpu->reg));
+  memset(cpu->ram, 0, sizeof(cpu->ram));
+}
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diff --git a/ls8/cpu.h b/ls8/cpu.h
index 46e49c44..6a25eef1 100644
--- a/ls8/cpu.h
+++ b/ls8/cpu.h
@@ -2,17 +2,32 @@
 #define _CPU_H_
 
 // Holds all information about the CPU
-struct cpu {
+struct cpu
+{
   // TODO
   // PC
+  unsigned int PC;
+  // stack pointer
+  unsigned int SP;
+  // flag
+  unsigned char FL;
   // registers (array)
+  // 8 for 0-7
+  unsigned char reg[8];
   // ram (array)
+  unsigned char ram[256];
 };
 
+#define ADDR_PROGRAM_ENTRY 0x00 // program gets loaded
+#define ADDR_EMPTY_STACK 0xF4   // sp is empty
+
 // ALU operations
-enum alu_op {
-	ALU_MUL
-	// Add more here
+enum alu_op
+{
+  ALU_MUL,
+  // Add more here
+  ALU_ADD,
+  ALU_CMP
 };
 
 // Instructions
@@ -20,15 +35,25 @@ enum alu_op {
 // These use binary literals. If these aren't available with your compiler, hex
 // literals should be used.
 
-#define LDI  0b10000010
-#define HLT  0b00000001
-#define PRN  0b01000111
+#define LDI 0b10000010
+#define HLT 0b00000001
+#define PRN 0b01000111
 // TODO: more instructions here. These can be used in cpu_run().
+#define MUL 0b10100010
+#define PUSH 0b01000101
+#define POP 0b01000110
+#define ADD 0b10100000
+#define CALL 0b01010000
+#define RET 0b00010001
+#define CMP 0b10100111
+#define JMP 0b01010100
+#define JEQ 0b01010101
+#define JNE 0b01010110
 
 // Function declarations
 
-extern void cpu_load(struct cpu *cpu);
+extern void cpu_load(struct cpu *cpu, int argc, char *argv[]);
 extern void cpu_init(struct cpu *cpu);
 extern void cpu_run(struct cpu *cpu);
 
-#endif
+#endif
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diff --git a/ls8/examples/.DS_Store b/ls8/examples/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06fe6815
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diff --git a/ls8/examples/call.ls8 b/ls8/examples/call.ls8
index 71f4dbe7..f4f45fd7 100644
--- a/ls8/examples/call.ls8
+++ b/ls8/examples/call.ls8
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
 00000000
 01000111 # PRN R0
 00000000
-00010001 # RET
+00010001 # RET
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diff --git a/ls8/examples/mult.ls8 b/ls8/examples/mult.ls8
index c75dac2a..4332be45 100644
--- a/ls8/examples/mult.ls8
+++ b/ls8/examples/mult.ls8
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 00000001
 01000111 # PRN R0
 00000000
-00000001 # HLT
+00000001 # HLT
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diff --git a/ls8/examples/sctest.ls8 b/ls8/examples/sctest.ls8
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..720390cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ls8/examples/sctest.ls8
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+10000010 # LDI R0,10
+00000000
+00001010
+10000010 # LDI R1,20
+00000001
+00010100
+10000010 # LDI R2,TEST1
+00000010
+00010011
+10100111 # CMP R0,R1
+00000000
+00000001
+01010101 # JEQ R2
+00000010
+10000010 # LDI R3,1
+00000011
+00000001
+01000111 # PRN R3
+00000011
+# TEST1 (address 19):
+10000010 # LDI R2,TEST2
+00000010
+00100000
+10100111 # CMP R0,R1
+00000000
+00000001
+01010110 # JNE R2
+00000010
+10000010 # LDI R3,2
+00000011
+00000010
+01000111 # PRN R3
+00000011
+# TEST2 (address 32):
+10000010 # LDI R1,10
+00000001
+00001010
+10000010 # LDI R2,TEST3
+00000010
+00110000
+10100111 # CMP R0,R1
+00000000
+00000001
+01010101 # JEQ R2
+00000010
+10000010 # LDI R3,3
+00000011
+00000011
+01000111 # PRN R3
+00000011
+# TEST3 (address 48):
+10000010 # LDI R2,TEST4
+00000010
+00111101
+10100111 # CMP R0,R1
+00000000
+00000001
+01010110 # JNE R2
+00000010
+10000010 # LDI R3,4
+00000011
+00000100
+01000111 # PRN R3
+00000011
+# TEST4 (address 61):
+10000010 # LDI R3,5
+00000011
+00000101
+01000111 # PRN R3
+00000011
+10000010 # LDI R2,TEST5
+00000010
+01001001
+01010100 # JMP R2
+00000010
+01000111 # PRN R3
+00000011
+# TEST5 (address 73):
+00000001 # HLT
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diff --git a/ls8/ls8.c b/ls8/ls8.c
index d24578ee..18cc29e4 100644
--- a/ls8/ls8.c
+++ b/ls8/ls8.c
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 /**
  * Main
  */
-int main(void)
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   struct cpu cpu;
 
   cpu_init(&cpu);
-  cpu_load(&cpu);
+  cpu_load(&cpu, argc, argv);
   cpu_run(&cpu);
 
   return 0;