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Author Re: ONES COMPLEMENT
glen herrmannsfeldt

2006-07-22, 3:59 am

Dick Hendrickson wrote:

(snip, I wrote)

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> Maybe, but the CDC 1604s used discrete parts. Transistors,
> resistors, on a 3 inch by 3 inch circuit board. I'm pretty
> sure that some design decisions were heavily influenced by
> parts count.


Well, the IBM 360/91 used ASLT, which is pretty much ECL built
from discrete transistors glued on a ceramic substrate.
Most 360's were SLT, which is pretty much discrete TTL.

-- glen

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