Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 23:48:15 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

Cost was certainly a factor in putting up with the compromises. The
12-bit line was clearly a cut-down derivative of the 18-bit line.

Indeed; de Castro's design pared it down to the bare minimum, but the
influence of the 18-bit line on the -8 family is unmistakeable, whereas
both the -6/-10 and the -11 were entirely different animals.