bits and butts

From: Stan Barr <stanb_at_dial.pipex.com>
Date: Sat Dec 25 02:50:14 2004

Hi,

Tom Jennings said:


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

EDSAC was 18 bit, but only 17 were used due to timimg constraints,
does that count?

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Cheers,
Stan Barr  stanb_at_dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
Received on Sat Dec 25 2004 - 02:50:14 GMT

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