Re: Common operational misconceptions

[Randy Bush]

> GCOS - 36 bits and Octal and BCD (ASCII added later)
> DEC 10 and 20 - 36 bits and Octal
> PDP-8 - Octal

704 - was i think 36-bit but the mind fades
704x/709x - 36 bit
1401 - variable word length with BCD+zone-bit encoding per char

randy