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That is so strange. If it were 9-bit bytes, that would make sense: 8bits+parity. Then a word is just 32bits+4 parity.
by Ballas 2y ago
That is so strange. If it were 9-bit bytes, that would make sense: 8bits+parity. Then a word is just 32bits+4 parity.
- p_l 2y ago7 bits matches ASCII, so you can implement entire ASCII character set, and simultaneously it means you get to fit one more character per byte. Using RADIX-50, or SIXBIT, you could fit more but you'd lose ASCII-compatibility
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- otabdeveloper4 2y ago8 bits in a byte exist in the first place because "obviously" a byte is a 7 bit char + parity. (*) For some value of "obviously".