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> it stored the program in the same memory as the data Doesn't make sense as a distinction for "stored-program computer", since that's just called a Von Neuman
by blattimwind 8y ago
> it stored the program in the same memory as the data
Doesn't make sense as a distinction for "stored-program computer", since that's just called a Von Neumann architecture.
- rootbear 8y agoUsing a unified memory allowed for self modifying code. That's not something we do now, but those early machines had extremely limited memory and every trick was needed just to get anything done.
- Squonk42 8y agoIt is not a "trick", it is one of the only possible ways to achieve Turing-completeness: code self-modification, conditional branches or extensive (exponential) computation (Zuse Z3).