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Microcode is often attributed to [1] from 1952. [1] M. V. Wilkes, J. B. Stringer, Micro-programming and the design of the control circuits in an electronic dig
by mafribe 3y ago
Microcode is often attributed to [1] from 1952.
[1] M. V. Wilkes, J. B. Stringer, Micro-programming and the design of the control circuits in an electronic digital computer.
- kwhitefoot 3y agoIt's arguable that Babbage's design for the Analytical Engine included microcode. See, i.a., https://www.fourmilab.ch/babbage/glossary.html https://www.fourmilab.ch/babbage/glossary.html
- mafribe 3y agoInteresting, I had no idea. Wilkes doesn't cite Babbage, oh dear!