Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes
by ForOldHack on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @08:01PM
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But with 5 valued electronics, Up, down, left, right and charm...
You could have the equivalent of 45-bit numbers ( 44 + parity ).
And you could have the operands of two 15 bit numbers and their result encoded in 9 quint-bits or quits. Go pro or go home.
You could have the equivalent of 45-bit numbers ( 44 + parity ). And you could have the operands of two 15 bit numbers and their result encoded in 9 quint-bits or quits. Go pro or go home.