Re: 25th Anniversary of 36 Bits

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From: Laurence Larry Sheldon
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1989 16:35

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Must be talking about _DEC_ 36-bit machines.  I pretty sure UNIVAC and
probably 1BM and maybe others had 36-bit machines before 1959.

Come to think of it USE is almost 35 years old, and it (besides being
the oldest user-group on the planet) was formed around--what--1107's?

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From: lsheldon@cup.portal.com (Laurence Larry Sheldon)
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Subject: Re: 25th Anniversary of 36 Bits
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