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From: crichmon@digi.lonestar.org (Charles Richmond)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.arch
Subject: Info on GE-635
Keywords: archaic,computer
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Date: 29 Jan 91 18:03:58 GMT
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I have read several posts about the old General Electric 635 mainframe.
Can anyone give more information about this computer?  Specifically:

  1)  What was the word size?
  2)  What character code did it use?
  3)  How many registers did it have?
  4)  How fast could it execute instructions?
  5)  Did it support any form of floating point?
  6)  What languages were available for it?
  7)  Does anyone still have one of these beasts?

Maybe someone can post information from the technical manuals for this
machine.  Is there somewhere that I can get ( or get a look at ) the
hardware reference manual  (principles of operation, for IBM types)?
I understand that Honeywell took over maintenance on this machine after
GE quit the mainframe computer business.  Any Honeywell people out there
know if I can get manuals from Honeywell.

Thanks for the info . . .

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        Charles Richmond               crichmon@digi.lonestar.org