8 Oct
2022
8 Oct
'22
1:17 a.m.
On 10/7/22 16:14, ben via cctalk wrote:
On 2022-10-07 1:09 p.m., paul.kimpel--- via cctalk
wrote:
I recall that the IBM 650 had an upgrade option where core was used for
some of the registers. It was small--maybe 50 words.
--Chuck
We'd all like to see the ALGO compiler, but
be forewarned -- it's
something like 14 passes on paper tape, with intermediate results
punched on paper tape. I understand it's a bit more convenient to use
if you have magnetic tape drives, but it's still going to be slow --
there's only so much you can do with 2K words of memory.
Trying to hide the fact the drum makes it slow.
Did any one ever replace the drum with core memory, on the early serial
computers?