IBM 650

computer A computer, produced ca. 1955 and in use in the

late 1950s, with rotating magnetic drum storage and punchedcard input. Its memory words could store 10-digit decimal

numbers and each instruction had two addresses, one for the

operand and one for address of the next instruction on the

drum.

SOAP was its (optimising) assembler. Languages used on it

included BACAIC, BALITAC, BELL, CASE SOAP III, DRUCOI, EASE II, ELI, ESCAPE, FAST, FLAIR, FORTRANSIT,

FORTRUNCIBLE, GAT, IPL, Internal Translator, KISS,

MITILAC, MYSTIC, OMNICODE, PIT, RELATIVE,

RUNCIBLE, SIR, SOAP, Speedcoding, SPIT, SPUR.

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(1995-03-30)