interesting quote

[john gustaf stebbins]

(05-30-2021 09:13 AM)Don Shepherd Wrote:  "If your program has no loops, it probably should be relegated to a less expensive machine than the (IBM) 650."

This quote is from the book, published in 1958, "Programming the IBM 650 Magnetic Drum Computer and Data-Processing Machine" by Richard V. Andree.

Is this as true today as it was in 1958?

A bit of quick research indicates that an IBM 650 set-up rented from IBM for the equivalent of more than $13,000 per month in today's dollars. I'd say today you should have at least two loops to justify that kind of capital expense.