In a microprocessor system including a central processing unit, memory, and an instruction register, a method for providing instructions and operands from said memory to said central processing unit comprising the steps of: providing instruction groups to said instruction register from said memory wherein certain of said instruction groups include at least one instruction that, when executed, causes an access to an operand or an instruction or both, said operand or instruction being located at a predetermined position from a boundary of said instruction groups; decoding said at least one instruction to determine said predetermined position; locating said predetermined position; and supplying, from said instruction groups, using the predetermined location, said operand or instruction or both to said central processing unit.