On 2022-10-07 1:09 p.m., paul.kimpel--- via cctalk wrote:
We'd all like to see the ALGO compiler, but be forewarned -- it's something
like 14 passes on paper tape, with intermediate results punched on paper tape.
I understand it's a bit more convenient to use if you have magnetic tape
drives, but it's still going to be slow -- there's only so much you can do with
2K words of memory.
Trying to hide the fact the drum makes it slow.
Did any one ever replace the drum with core memory, on the early serial
computers?
Ben.
