60-bit computing
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In computer architecture, 60-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are 60 bits wide. Also, 60-bit central processing unit (CPU) and arithmetic logic unit (ALU) architectures are those that are based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size.
Computers designed with 60-bit words are quite rare with Control Data Corporation being perhaps one of the few or only manufactures using this size. Examples include the CDC 6000 series[1], the CDC 7600, and some of the CDC Cyber series.
References
- ^ "CDC 6000 Hardware". 60bits.net. Central Memory. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019.
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