[Info-vax] [OT] Portable operating systems, was: Re: PowerX Roadmap -

[Scott Dorsey]

In article <nrrrl7$84n$1 at dont-email.me>, GreyCloud  <mist at cumulus.com> wrote:
>
>Not totally true on the modes.  Why did Data Generals machines have 8 modes?
>I know they went out of business, but why 8?

Because if you want five modes, you might as well just make eight because
it takes the same number of bits in your opcode.
--scott


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