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The machine could only be programmed in pure binary machine code from the front panel. No assembly language was ever specified for it, but there was a more or less standardized mnemonic notation used when drafting programs on a piece of paper before entering them into the machine.
Each word could store either a signed 32-bit integer (using two's complement for negative values) or an instruction word. Unlike most later digital computers, the SSEM's binary notation has the least significant bit first: 1 is one, 01 is two, 001 is four, etc. In
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