We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes

Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes by amelius on Thursday August 07, 2025 @08:14AM (#44823455)

But why wasn't the handcounting inherited too?

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Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes by balamatom on Thursday August 07, 2025 @09:05AM (#44823988)

Probably because it was too contrived. I mean, if you can count up to 12 on one, why can't you do up to 144 on both?

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Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes by amelius on Thursday August 07, 2025 @09:09AM (#44824030)

Could have something to do with right-handedness.

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