character codes, was RE: Really stupid PDP assembler question

From: Steve Thatcher <melamy_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sat Jun 26 16:22:48 2004

another reason, the CDC 6400 (circa 1960s) COMPASS assembly language instruction set made sense "opcode" wise to express it in octal. They had 15 bit, 30 bit, and 60 bit instructions with a 60 bit bus.

best regards, Steve Thatcher (who does still write in assembler...and most everything else)
Received on Sat Jun 26 2004 - 16:22:48 BST