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In reply to the discussion: How to send an "E mail" 1984 [View all]infullview
(981 posts)39. cut my teeth on the Data General Nova 2
4 Accumulators, multiplexed to act like a 16 bit machine using 4 cycles to crunch a 16 bit number. 16m of core memory with a paper tape reader that was used to load Basic and a simple command line interface.
In order to start up, you had to use paddle switches to key in a 12 step assembly code program which loaded from the paper tape reader - very advanced technology.
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Fortunately it was for a short time as part of a university course
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2018
#40
I was at SIGGRAPH '83 when Steve Jobs introduced "Lisa" (for the bargain prices of $10,000)
FailureToCommunicate
Apr 2018
#16