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Re: do some Americans write their 1's in this way ?
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jtmpreno
Nov 11, 2022, 11:20:14 PM11/11/22
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On 11/11/2022 6:57 PM, Snidely wrote:
> Just this Friday, Vir Campestris explained that ...
>> On 11/11/2022 03:45, Rich Alderson wrote:
>>> Then that's a function of your failing memory.
>>
>> Agreed. Thank you, and also Bob for the doc link.
>>
>> I really liked the PDP-10 instruction set. OTOH, it was my first!
>>
>> Andy
>
> My first was the PDP-8. A straight 8 in a cabinet, with DECtape. Later
> upgraded to 8K words (8192 x 12 bits). You had to bank-switch the
> memory to use it all.
>
> /dps
>
The first PDP-8 was the first embedded computer because you could
program it yourself and attach your own hardware to it and because you
needed a forklift to move it.
> Just this Friday, Vir Campestris explained that ...
>> On 11/11/2022 03:45, Rich Alderson wrote:
>>> Then that's a function of your failing memory.
>>
>> Agreed. Thank you, and also Bob for the doc link.
>>
>> I really liked the PDP-10 instruction set. OTOH, it was my first!
>>
>> Andy
>
> My first was the PDP-8. A straight 8 in a cabinet, with DECtape. Later
> upgraded to 8K words (8192 x 12 bits). You had to bank-switch the
> memory to use it all.
>
> /dps
>
The first PDP-8 was the first embedded computer because you could
program it yourself and attach your own hardware to it and because you
needed a forklift to move it.
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