11 Jun
2026
11 Jun
'26
8:19 a.m.
On Jun 11, 2026, at 8:09 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
A lot of systems used one's complement through the 1960s. I'm not really sure
why. Not just for integers but floating point also (as on the CDC mainframes, and around
the same time the Electrologica X8 with a slightly different approach).
My understanding of it is, it makes the logic simpler. But the cost is software
complexity.
ok
bear.