Early computers was Re: Relay computers

From: Ron Hudson <ron.hudson_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sun Sep 26 14:49:12 2004

On Sep 26, 2004, at 11:51 AM, David V. Corbin wrote:

>>>> Ron wrote....
>>>> Why not have it add ascii directly... "1" + "1" = "2" :^)
>
>
> Who EVER implied a relation between decimal representation and ascii
> representation??????????
>
> David.
>
>

no one... just me just now... Didn't and older IBM machine store
numbers digit
by digit in consecutive words (allowing you to setup integers as
long/wide as you
needed) ?
Received on Sun Sep 26 2004 - 14:49:12 BST