Re:The prospects for 128 bit processors (John R. Mashey, 1995)
by acchow on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @06:03PM
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I was referring to addressing each atom individually. Indeed, you could possibly store more than 1 bit of information at each address. Maybe call it an "atombyte".
Similarly in computer RAM, we don't address each "bit" individually but actually each "byte" (8 bits). Or maybe we address each word?
Similarly in computer RAM, we don't address each "bit" individually but actually each "byte" (8 bits). Or maybe we address each word?