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| PR1ME C compiler sources derek@_NOSPAM_knosof.co.uk (Derek M. Jones) (2019-09-25) |
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| From: | drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) |
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| Date: | Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:04:37 -0500 |
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| Posted-Date: | 25 Sep 2019 21:19:25 EDT |
> [As I recall the Prime machines addressed 16 bit words. What did you do
> for character pointers? -John]
There was an extended form of pointer that addressed characters.
48 bits, iirc, and may have been intended to do more than just
whole characters, though whether that was ever fully implemented
would be a good question.
De
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