Yeah, the 7080 was weird, but I never programmed one. The 650 was my first 
machine, and not one that I am fond of. My second machine, the 7070, was much 
more reasonable.

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Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
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>It cuts both ways; while there are things that I can't remember from 1960, 
>there are things of no earthly use that I can >remember, e.g., some 650 
>opcodes.

Amen.  Speaking of old memories that should have been forgotten decades ago: 
Personally I would place 7080 architecture and op codes in that category. In my 
young mind, it was "strange." Possibly because I was never involved with a 650.

Now days, remembering what I am supposed to do this afternoon can be a problem!

Bill Ogden

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