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== History ==

In 195401954, the [[IBM 704]] had floating-point arithmetic as a standard feature, one of its major improvements over its predecessor the [[IBM 701]]. This was carried forward to its successors the 709, 7090, and 7094.

In 1963, Digital announced the [[PDP-6]], which had floating point as a standard feature.<ref>{{cite web |title=PDP-6 Handbook|url=http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp6/F-65_PDP-6_Handbook_Aug64.pdf|website=www.bitsavers.org}}</ref>