70's computers

ben bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca
Tue Oct 23 19:34:40 CDT 2018


On 10/23/2018 6:18 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> Dunno.  I'd say that the CDC 6000 seies machines had pretty good code
> density, and of course, ran like the wind.
> 
> Instructions are 15 or 30 bits and no condition codes to preserve. Most
> are 3-address.
> 
> And a very simple instruction set.
> 
> --Chuck

With NO GUI and hidden IO, you get speed.
Ben.



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