@koronkebitch i suspect more an analogy like a visitor register - the book that stores the information
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@koronkebitch i suspect more an analogy like a visitor register - the book that stores the information 2 comments
@adrienne @dysfun @koronkebitch how the hell does this article have no history section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processor_register |
@dysfun @koronkebitch @hipsterelectron I assume it's because modern computing developed out of the idea of the "register machine" but i don't know how those folks decided on the word. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Register_machine