OT: merry stuff

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri Dec 24 17:22:08 2004

> Aye, may all your presents come in 8 bits :o)
>
> (or 12, or 16)

And what is wrong with 4 bits (Intel 4004, 4040), 20 bits (classic PERQ),
24 bits (PERQ T4 -- OK, I will be very suprised if any of those turn
up!), 32 bits (some 32 bit machines are certainly classics by now), 56
bits (HP calculators had bit-serial CPUs with 56 bit registers), etc,
etc, etc...

-tony
Received on Fri Dec 24 2004 - 17:22:08 GMT