In <[email protected]>, on 04/12/2013
at 11:05 AM, Clark Morris <[email protected]> said:
>Very small nit: wouldn't that be 705/7080 compatibility feature
I took the names from the bibliography; I don't necessarily agree with
IBM's choice of nomenclature. However, the name 7080 COMPATIBILITY
FEATURE does make sense given that they were targeting existing 7080
customers rather than 705 customers.
>since the 7080 booted in 705 mod 3 mode as I recall and had to be
>programmed to enter the 7080 mode.
Yes; the clear memory and reset keys turn off 7080 mode.
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