Friday, June 20, 2008
Baby turns 60
"The only mathematical operator the Baby could do was subtraction," says Tootill. But it was possible to carry out an addition using two subtractions and later on they later enabled Baby to perform multiplication.
Baby's RAM was based on cathode ray tubes similar to those used in radar screens. A single tube could store 2048 bits of digital information, or 256 bytes. However, Baby only had a total of 1024 bits (128 bytes) of functional memory.
Baby's RAM was based on cathode ray tubes similar to those used in radar screens. A single tube could store 2048 bits of digital information, or 256 bytes. However, Baby only had a total of 1024 bits (128 bytes) of functional memory.
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