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There's an RFC for IPv6 addresses in Base85: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1924 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1924

• azdle 11y ago
  > 7. Implementation Issues > Many current processors do not find 128 bit integer arithmetic, as required for this technique, a trivial operation. This is not considered a serious drawback in the representation, but a flaw of the processor designs. Oh, IETF, please never change.