bits and butts

From: Tom Jennings <tomj_at_wps.com>
Date: Fri Dec 24 19:20:11 2004

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ... bits ...

On Sat, 25 Dec 2004, Witchy wrote:

> Yep, all of that :)

How many computers (automatic, electronic, digital,
stored-program, etc) used an odd number of bits?

Were any of them not signed-magnitude? Eg. odd number of bits
2's complement?

Any of them post-1964? Any LSI/VLSI based?
Received on Fri Dec 24 2004 - 19:20:11 GMT

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