Packed structures (was: Absolute size of 'short')

[@Art Boyne]

mouse at mcgill-vision.UUCP (der Mouse) writes:

> By the way, does anyone know of a non-mechanical digital calculator or
> computer that isn't essentially binary?

If you allow antiques, the old IBM 1620 was a decimal CADET (can't add,
doesn't even try) machine doing add/subtract via tables located in low
core.

Art Boyne, !hplabs!hplvly!boyne