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20000 Gates and 20 MIPS [pdf]

by ingve on 4/18/2026, 10:08:48 PM

https://bitsavers.org/pdf/amdahl/history/20000_Gates_and_20_MIPS_199011.pdf

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by: bitsavers

this was part of some research I did when i turned up the reference manual from mascor, ca. 1970, which is the missing link between IBM ACS and the ACS engineers that went to Amdahl.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitsavers.org&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;mascor" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitsavers.org&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;mascor</a><p>it was one of several large computer startups that failed in the 1970 recession

4/21/2026, 9:42:06 AM


by: gnabgib

(1990)

4/18/2026, 10:21:27 PM