non-binary computers?

From: morrison_at_t-iii.com <(morrison_at_t-iii.com)>
Date: Thu Sep 2 17:34:18 1999

My favorite was the IBM (model forgotten) which had a bolt on division unit
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Neil Morrison

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> Re:
> > A number of early small computers were non-binary. One that comes
        [Neil Morrison] .. > table lookup.

> Was that the CADET? (Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try)
>
> > The tables were stored in memory, so you could change how the operations
> worked!
>
> A colleague of mine, Fred White, tells stories about changing that table
> for
> some scientific routines, and then restoring it at subroutine exit.
>
> sieler_at_allegro.com
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