On 10/7/22 16:14, ben via cctalk wrote: > On 2022-10-07 1:09 p.m., paul.kimpel--- via cctalk wrote: >> We'd all like to see the ALGO compiler, but be forewarned -- it's >> something like 14 passes on paper tape, with intermediate results >> punched on paper tape. I understand it's a bit more convenient to use >> if you have magnetic tape drives, but it's still going to be slow -- >> there's only so much you can do with 2K words of memory. > > Trying to hide the fact the drum makes it slow. > Did any one ever replace the drum with core memory, on the early serial > computers?
I recall that the IBM 650 had an upgrade option where core was used for some of the registers. It was small--maybe 50 words. --Chuck
