* [COFF] Early programs that were run more than once?
@ 2023-02-02 20:37 Dave Horsfall
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From: Dave Horsfall @ 2023-02-02 20:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Computer Old Farts Followers
That was the title of a sidebar in Australia's "Silicon Chip" electronics
magazine this month, and referred to the alleged practice of running
scientific and engineering programs many times to ensure consistent
output, as hardware error checks weren't the best in those days (bit-flips
due to electrical noise etc).
Anyway, the mag is seeking corroboration on this (credit given where due,
of course); I find it a bit hard to believe that machines capable of
running complex programs did not have e.g. parity checking...
Thanks.
-- Dave
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