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From: mash@mips.com (John Mashey)
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Subject: Re: 48-bit computers
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Date: 19 Mar 91 04:59:28 GMT
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In article <1991Mar18.220827.27542@unislc.uucp> ram@unislc.uucp (Ram Madduluri) writes:
>>In article <6684@hplabsz.HP.COM> renglish@hplabsz.HP.COM (Bob English) writes:
>>>In article <666@spim.mips.COM> mash@mips.com (John Mashey) writes:
>>>>Various people asked about the existence of 48-bit computers.
>>>>I don't know of any, offhand that are being sold today.

>Unisys A-Series machines are 48bit machines and are currently available
>in the market....

Is that true? I thought the A-series was 51 bits or more, upward-compatible
from B6500, etc.  Did these go back to the 48 used by B5500?
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