Re: Okay, I'll speak up in defense of the IBM 1130

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From: dl... Dan Lau
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 1990 12:57

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In article <38...@network.ucsd.edu> c...@coast.UCSD.EDU (Charles Coughran) writes:
>Our 1130 gave many years of bullet proof service.  We finally had to
>give it up after IBM quit servicing the beast.  The 1800`s lasted
>longer because we had several to cannibalize.

Speaking of the 1130/1800, does anyone know of any other architectures
that are binarily compatible but use different "word" sizes?  If I
remember correctly, the 1130 used 16-bits while the 1800 used 18-bits(?).
But they both used the same instruction set and software.

Anyone else care to comment on these architectures?

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From: dl...@mipos2.intel.com (Dan Lau)
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Subject: Re: Okay, I'll speak up in defense of the IBM 1130
Keywords: training system, learning, lotsa fun
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