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Re:Computer Scientists’ Trivia by Someone on Thursday February 02, 2017 @12:49PM (#13552645)
For 36-bit CPUs, the 9-bit byte was a natural choice (as was storing 6 characters of a more limited character set in a 36-bit word)
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Re:Computer Scientists’ Trivia by AnimalMuppet on Thursday February 02, 2017 @01:04PM (#13552812)
Ah, yes, 36-bit. I had forgotten about that, despite my mother having worked on such systems.
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