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On the DEC-10 the word size is 36 bits. There was (an option to include) a special set of instructions to enable any given byte size with bytes packed. Five 7-b
by cardiffspaceman 1y ago
On the DEC-10 the word size is 36 bits. There was (an option to include) a special set of instructions to enable any given byte size with bytes packed. Five 7-bit bytes per word, for example, with a wasted bit in each word.
I wouldn’t be surprised if other machines had something like this in hardware.
- Affric 1y agoCould you use the extra bit for parity?
- cardiffspaceman 1y agoI don’t remember if there are instructions for putting any value of parity as such into the spare bit.