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Using 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 wa
by rootbear 8y ago
Using 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).