Sujet : Re: technology discussion → does the world need a "new" C ?
De : ldo (at) *nospam* nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
Groupes : comp.lang.cDate : 06. Jul 2024, 08:25:06
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On Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:00:58 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:
C assumes byte addressibility, but it doesn't assume that bytes are 8
bits.
The PDP-10 had 36-bit words and could operate on bit fields of any size
from 1 to 36 bits.
But it couldn’t address them.