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> Back in 1970, no language had a 64-bit integer type. It would be more accurate to say that "no language had a two-word integer type." 1960s CDC 6000-series m
by sedachv 10y ago
> Back in 1970, no language had a 64-bit integer type.
It would be more accurate to say that "no language had a two-word integer type." 1960s CDC 6000-series machines had 60-bit words, and Maclisp got bignums sometime in late 1970 or early 1971.