IBM 360 turns 40 today

From: Teo Zenios <teoz_at_neo.rr.com>
Date: Wed Apr 7 20:55:07 2004

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From: "ben franchuk" <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: IBM 360 turns 40 today


> Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
>
> > Er, I think (or at least interpreted) Tony's point to be why we are
> > celebrating this now at 40 (i.e. base 10) when 32 (base 2) is so much
> > nerdier?
>
> How the heck do you get 32 from base 2?
> Ben.
>
>
2^5 ?
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