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From: cfj@iSC.intel.com (Charlie Johnson)
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Subject: Re: 48-bit computers
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Date: 19 Mar 91 16:02:40 GMT
References: <666@spim.mips.COM> <6684@hplabsz.HP.COM> <1991Mar14.054359.27231@sma2.uucp> <1991Mar18.220827.27542@unislc.uucp>
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In article <1991Mar18.220827.27542@unislc.uucp>, ram@unislc.uucp (Ram Madduluri) writes:
|> fred@sma2.uucp (Fred Brooks) 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.
|> >>
|> >>The PA-RISC architecture allows for 32-bit, 48-bit, and 64-bit
|> 
|> >	I think that the Harris H series is a 24/48-bit computer. The AN/UYK-62
|> >is a Harris H-300. 
|> 
|> Unisys A-Series machines are 48bit machines and are currently available
|> in the market....
|> 
|> Ram Madduluri
|> -- 
|>  _
|> Ram Madduluri
|> 
|> Unisys UNIX Networks

Does the Harris H series still supported ??  I worked on both the 24 bit and
48 bit Harris machines for about a year and half.  What about the Vulcan OS
on the Harris machines.  Now that was an experience!!

-- 
Charles Johnson
Intel Corporation, Supercomputer Systems Division
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Beaverton, OR  97006           phone: (503)629-7605  email: cfj@isc.intel.com