diff --git a/arch/aarch64.c b/arch/aarch64.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15edf9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/aarch64.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#if defined(__aarch64__)
+
+void exit(int8_t status){
+  asm ( "mov x0, %0\n"        // Move the exit status into register x0
+        "mov x8, #93\n"       // Syscall number for 'exit' is 93 in AArch64
+        "svc #0\n"            // Make the syscall
+        :                      // No output operands
+        : "r" ((long)status)         // Input operand: status
+        : "x0", "x8"           // Clobbered registers
+  );
+}
+
+intptr_t write(int32_t fd, const void* buf, intptr_t size){
+  intptr_t n_written = 0;
+  asm volatile( 
+    "mov x0, %2\n"
+    "mov x1, %0\n"
+    "mov x2, %1\n"
+    "mov x8, #64\n"
+    "svc #0\n"
+    : //TODO: n_written
+    : "r" (buf), "r"(count), "r"(fd)
+    : "x0", "x8"           // Clobbered registers
+  );
+  return n_written;
+}
+
+#define CLONE_CHILD_SETTID   0x1000000
+#define CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID 0x200000
+uint32_t fork(){
+  long int rtn;
+  long int flags = CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID | CLONE_CHILD_SETTID;
+  asm volatile (
+    // Assembly Instructions
+    "mov x8, #220\n"  // Syscall number for 'clone' is 220 in AArch64
+    "mov x0, %1\n"    // clone flags
+    "mov x1, #0\n"    // child stack pointer
+    "mov x2, #0\n"    // parent_tidptr
+    "mov x3, #0\n"    // tls
+    "mov x4, #0\n"    // child_tidptr
+    "svc #0\n"        // Make the syscall
+    "mov %0, x0\n"    // save return value
+    // Output operands
+    : "=r" (rtn)
+    // Input operand
+    : "r" (flags)
+    // Clobbered registers
+    : "x0", "x1", "x2", "x3", "x4", "x8"
+  );
+  return (uint32_t)rtn;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/mips.c b/arch/mips.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc3e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#if defined(__mips__)
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+void exit(int8_t status){
+  asm ( 
+    "move $a0, %0\n"
+    "li $v0, 4001\n"
+    "syscall\n"
+    :
+    : "r" (status)
+    : "a0", "v0"
+  );
+}
+
+intptr_t write(int32_t fd, const void* buf, intptr_t size){
+  intptr_t n_written = 0;
+  asm ( 
+    "li $a0, 1\n"
+    "move $a1, %0\n"
+    "move $a2, %1\n"
+    "li $v0, 4004\n"
+    "syscall\n"
+    : //TODO: n_written
+    : "r"(buf), "r"(count)
+    : "a0", "a1", "a2", "v0" //TODO: temp registers clobbered by syscall should probably also be listed but this fn returns right away so it should be fine?
+  );
+  return n_written;
+}
+//intptr_t read(int32_t fd, const void* buf, intptr_t size);
+
+uint32_t fork(){
+  int rtn;
+  asm ( 
+    "li $v0, 4002\n"
+    "syscall\n"
+    "move %0, $v0"
+    :"=r" (rtn)
+    : 
+    : "a0", "v0"
+  );
+  return (uint32_t)rtn;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/x86_64.c b/arch/x86_64.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebb7394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86_64.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+#if defined(__x86_64__)
+
+void exit(int8_t status) {
+  asm volatile(
+    "syscall"
+    :
+    : "a"(60), "D"(status)
+    :
+    );
+}
+
+intptr_t write(int32_t fd, const void* buf, intptr_t size) {
+  intptr_t n_written = 0;
+  asm volatile (
+      "syscall\n"
+      "movq %0, %%rax\n"
+      : "=r"(n_written)
+      : "a"(1), "D"(fd), "S"(buf), "d"(size)  // RDI, RSI, RDX are used in x86-64 for write args
+      : "rcx", "r11", "memory"
+  );
+  return n_written;
+}
+
+uint32_t fork() {
+  uint64_t rtn;
+  asm volatile(
+    "syscall\n"         // syscall
+    "movq %0, %%rax\n"    // save return value
+    : "=r"(rtn)
+    : "a"(57)
+    :
+  );
+  return (uint32_t)rtn;
+}
+#endif /* ifdef __x86_64__ */
diff --git a/sys.h b/sys.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46682ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef MINIMALSYS_H
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+void exit(int8_t status);
+
+#define STDIO 1
+#define STDERR 2
+intptr_t write(int32_t fd, const void* buf, intptr_t size);
+//intptr_t read(int32_t fd, const void* buf, intptr_t size);
+
+uint32_t fork();
+#endif // !MINIMALSYS_H