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Factorial — multiply by repeated addition

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An original paper-tape program that multiplies 1×2×3×…×7. The Harwell machine had no multiplier hardware, so multiplication is performed by repeated addition (and division by repeated subtraction); here you watch the accumulator dekatrons count up on every product until the result 5040 stands lit in the tubes. From-scratch decimal model, no CPU, no ROM.

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Format: Decimal paper-tape program  ·  By: emulators.org  ·  Licence: Public domain (CC0)

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