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Ken Shirriff on Nostr: The IBM 1401 computer had optional support for math with pounds/shillings/pence in ...

The IBM 1401 computer had optional support for math with pounds/shillings/pence in hardware, back when there were 12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound. Of course there were two incompatible standards, so the computer had a knob on the front panel to select the standard.

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