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We'd be better off with 9-bit bytes
A number of 70s computing systems had nine-bit bytes, most prominently the PDP-10, but today 1 [ 1 Apparently, it was the System/360 that really set the standard here. ] all systems use 8-bit bytes and that now seems natural. 2 [ 2 Though you still see RFCs use "octet", and the C standard has a CHAR_BITS macro, to…
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Systems & PerformanceHardware & Electronics2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Aug 6, 2025 | We'd be better off with 9-bit bytes by luu | 188 | 346 |
