Bytesize (was: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response format))

From: Allison <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Mon Apr 22 08:41:50 2002

I figured it might be IBM as they did some odd things over the years.
Another that comes to mind is Interdata (not the 8/32), any one know
on that one.

Allison

-----Original Message-----
From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Monday, April 22, 2002 9:26 AM
Subject: Bytesize (was: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response
format))


>> 9bits was the byte size for the PDP-10, I believe IBM360 and CDC6600
>
>Na, the /360 was a plain 8 Bit/Byte machine, but I think you're
>right about the CDC. AFAIR there was a Bull machine using 9 Bit Bytes,
>and 18 Bit integers.
>
>Gruss
>H.
>
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