Sujet : Re: The joy of FORTRAN
De : news (at) *nospam* alderson.users.panix.com (Rich Alderson)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 27. Feb 2025, 01:22:19
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <
ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:47:15 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:
The idea of defining different-sized bytes is a real plus.
What they meant by "bytes" was really just "bitfields".
Look up the original definition of "byte" in the signal processing literature,
and you'll find that "arbitrary bitfield" is the original meaning, dude.
The restriction of "byte" to "bitfield of a particular size for the manufacturer's
architecture, especially 8 bits" is the odd choice.
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