Bytesize (was: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response format))

From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
Date: Fri Apr 26 06:02:42 2002

> > > I don't know about the /360, but the the /370 and /390 used 8-bit bytes,
> > > 32-bit words, and 31-bit (!) addressing.

> > /360 16 Bit address NO, 24 bit !!!
> > /370 24 Bit address
> > /390 24 or 31 Bit address

> > All architectures had 8 Bit Bytes and 32 Bit Registers

> /360 24 bit addresses, 8 bit bytes 32 bit registers

Shure that you don't mangle up /360 and /370 ?

The Addresscalculation as Register Field plus 12 Bit offset in the
16 Bit operand field of an instruction was already an extension.

Gruss
H.

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