10 Mar
2005
10 Mar
'05
4:52 p.m.
>>>> "woodelf" == woodelf
<bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> writes:
woodelf> No ... I think it was decimal or base 64 depending on the
woodelf> computer instruction set used. I like decmal machines but
woodelf> thay don't make decimal addressed memory.
Sure they do, or did. An IBM 1620 had 5 digit addresses, with your
choice of 20k, 40k, or 60k (where k == 1000 of course) digits of core
memory.
paul