On Monday 07 May 2007 07:41, James Knott wrote: > jpff wrote: > > It had to be said..... I worked on the Burroughs B1700 which has a > > 1bit word; it was bit addressable and as a soft machine the programmer > > could select whatever virtual word length they liked. I remember the > > other LISP team changing from 22 to 23 bits one day. There was an > > advantage to 24 bit virtual words, but at its heart it was a 1bit > > machine. ==John ffitch > > Anyone here with a 2 bit computer? ;-) >
You remind me of Harry martin's description of Windows 95 - to wit: Windows 95:n. 1 Global Virus 2. 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell written for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. Bob -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter." -InfoWorld Editor Nicholas Petreley -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
