Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes
by adastra22 on Thursday August 07, 2025 @01:49AM
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Why not 10? 1 byte ~= 1k values. Nice easy conversions.
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Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes
by devoutsalsa on Thursday August 07, 2025 @03:24AM
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I used to use a 32 bit bite! Then I has my wisdom teeth removed, and now I have a 28 bit bite.
Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes
by seanhunter on Thursday August 07, 2025 @05:30AM
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Weird bytelengths were very much the norm in early computing but noone (seemingly) ever mass-produced a 10 bit computer[1].
In the first 3⁄4 of the 20th century, n is often 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 48 or 60. In the last 1⁄3 of the 20th century, n is often 8, 16, or 32, and in the 21st century, n is often 16, 32 or 64, but other sizes have been used (including 6, 39, 128).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_instruction_set_...