> On Jun 11, 2026, at 8:09 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> A lot of systems used one's complement through the 1960s.  I'm not really 
> sure why.  Not just for integers but floating point also (as on the CDC 
> mainframes, and around the same time the Electrologica X8 with a slightly 
> different approach).

My understanding of it is, it makes the logic simpler. But the cost is software 
complexity.


ok
bear.

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