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From: beyer@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (jean-david.beyer)
Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.org.decus
Subject: Re: 25th Anniversary of 36 Bits
Summary: PDP-10's not the only 36-bit machines.
Keywords: 36-bits DEC-10 DEC-20 DECUS
Message-ID: <3624@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>
Date: 6 Sep 89 14:27:18 GMT
References: <428@pp.ACA.MCC.COM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Am I missing something. The PDP-6 and PDP-10 were not the first
36-bit machines. The IBM701 was 36bit data (instructions 18 bit, 2 per
word), and the 704 of the mid '50's was 36bit word data and instructions.
So we are past the 30 birthday of 36 bit machines.
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Jean-David Beyer
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Holmdel, New Jersey, 07733
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