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From: boyne@hplvli.HP.COM (@Art Boyne)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Packed structures (was: Absolute size of 'short')
Message-ID: <340002@hplvli.HP.COM>
Date: 6 Sep 88 14:38:39 GMT
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mouse@mcgill-vision.UUCP (der Mouse) writes:

> By the way, does anyone know of a non-mechanical digital calculator or
> computer that isn't essentially binary?

If you allow antiques, the old IBM 1620 was a decimal CADET (can't add,
doesn't even try) machine doing add/subtract via tables located in low
core.

Art Boyne, !hplabs!hplvly!boyne