8 bit vs other Computers.
Tony wrote:
> One of my related interests is programmable calculators (which are
> really computers IMHO -- or at least I've love to see a sane
> definition which excludes them). I've been using an HP65 (100 program
> steps, 10 registers (variables)), an HP67 (224 progam steps, 26
> variables), and so on.
Dwight wrote:
> Oh no!
> Tony has brought 4 bit computers into the world of being
> useful.
Actually, all HP handheld calculators made before 1986 used
56-bit words, and 10-bit instructions. The HP-01 watch was similar
but used a 48-bit word.
> We are just lucky that one can't make a useful 0 bit computer.
Does an analog computer count as being a 0-bit computer, since it
doesn't have any bits? :-)
Were there any interesting 1-bit computers other than the Motorola
MC14500B Industrial Control Unit?
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