IBM System/360 ethw.org/IBM_System/360
Final report of SPREAD task group with associated correspondence and notes, Dec 28 1961 (Sep 1966)
Formats & Addressing
"Decimal digits and alphanumeric characters will be represented in four-bit and eight-bit bytes."
F. Brooks氏の Turing Awardサイト amturing.acm.org/award_winners/…
公開されているビデオで
360 and adoption of the 8 bit byte youtube.com/watch?v=9oOCrA…
6/8 bitの議論が紹介され、
Really better for
6 bit: Scientific
8 bit: Commercial
最終的に Brooks氏が決定と。
Stretchの可変 bit Byteは過剰と…
今では一般的な "(全てのモデルでの) binary compatible" のお題、当時としては革新的で難題だったようですね。確かに
Summary of Report
"This report- recommends a new family of compatible processor~ for the IBM. product line."
ですね。
IBM System/360 ethw.org/IBM_System/360
Final report of SPREAD task group with associated correspondence and notes, Dec 28 1961 (Sep 1966)
Formats & Addressing
"Decimal digits and alphanumeric characters will be represented in four-bit and eight-bit bytes."