IBM 1620 10000x10000 digit multiplication

ed at mtxinu.UUCP ed at mtxinu.UUCP
Sun May 6 04:51:51 AEST 1984


This all reminds me of the nicnkame of the 1620 Model I, which was
CADET "can't add, doesn't even try", referring to the fact that
the Mod I did addition by table lookup.  The Mod II had add hardware,
but still multiplied by lookup.

-- 
Ed Gould
ucbvax!mtxinu!ed



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