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Quote: the EDSAC used 1024 numbers of ultrasonic memory; 17 or 35 binary digits from -1 to 1

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The store of the EDSAC, which is of … although so far only half this capacity has … The reference number of the storage location holding … [Adjacent locations may be combined into "long number" of 35 binary digits. ... [p. 4] {all numbers] …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: the address of x is the reference number of the storage location holding x

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