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most of the Burroughs machines had 2 real top of stack registers (and DP extensions) they were wired to actual lights on the console. Transputers did the fixed
by Taniwha 4y ago
most of the Burroughs machines had 2 real top of stack registers (and DP extensions) they were wired to actual lights on the console. Transputers did the fixed small number of top of stack registers thing
- kragen 4y agoYeah, what I have in mind is more similar to the Transputer or an HP calculator from the 01970s; the Burroughs TOS/NOS registers were conceptually just an optimization, not an architectural feature. Both the Transputer and HP calculators were heavily microcoded, though.