10 Mar
2019
10 Mar
'19
2:02 a.m.
On Sat, 09 Mar 2019 14:19:43 -0500 Doug McIlroy <doug(a)cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote:
Clem,
I think the "Algol machine" you have in mind is the RC-2000 (not quite sure
of the designation--could look it up in the attic if it matters) designed by
Per Brinch Hansen for Regencentralen (again, the name may not be quite right).
I believe he architected and wrote the OS for RC-4000.
The manual used Algol as a hardware description
language. The instruction
set was not unusual. It has come up before in TUHS. I have the manual
if you need more info.
This manual is at bitsavers.