[COFF] HP16C Re: [TUHS] Re: forth on early unix

[Marc Howard via COFF]

That isn’t a problem with the latest Swiss Micro software for the 16 C. The
new software supports what they call a two line mode which normally
displays both the X and Y register simultaneously.  They now have an
enhanced show function, which will allow an entire 64 bit value to be
displayed even in octal at one glance.



On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM Dan Cross via COFF <coff at tuhs.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM Dennis Boone via COFF <coff at tuhs.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >  > With respect to the 16c itself, the bitwise functions are kind of
> >  > neat, but I believe they top out at 16 bits; the display is probably
> >  > the limiting factor there.
> >
> > Er, pretty sure everything the machine does works up to 64 bits.  The
> > screen display is admittedly a bit tedious for word sizes that don't fit
> > in the base you're using.
>
> You are correct!  I sat down and looked into it and yes, it supports
> word sizes up to 64 bits.  But it is kind of tedious because of the
> display.
>
>         - Dan C.
>