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From: mac@uvacs.UUCP (Alex Colvin)
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Subject: Re: Re: Squeezing files.
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 >
 >I'm curious; what is the etymology of the word "binary" as it is
 >sometimes used to refer to executable machine code?  And why does it
 >imply program rather than data?

Probably because everything was stored on Hollerith cards (1 character/column),
except for code, which was stored on binary decks (12 bits/column).