Chris Mason wrote:
[1] Actually there may be other exceptions. The 360 Model 44 for example was also a special machine somehow specifically designed to support "science and engineering" (Fortran) as I recall.
The USGS had a 44 without main memory. They used it with custom "micro" code to process real-time seismic data, and the regular storage access just wasn't fast enough.
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