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From: kjm@ut-ngp.UUCP
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Subject: Re: How do you say "byte" in French?
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Date: Thu, 11-Dec-86 06:32:05 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 11 06:32:05 1986
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>In my (admittedly) brief experiences with Cyber 170's and French people,
>octet seems to be a generic term that can mean anywhere between 6 and 
>9 bits.  The terms seems interchangable when refering to Vax bytes or
>Cyber bytes (6 bits).  [John Byer {decvax!decwrl!esunix!byer}]

On Cyber 170's, "byte" usually refers to the unit of memory used by
peripheral processors: 12 bits.  Bytes contain 2 display-code characters.

--
Kenneth J. Montgomery  "Shredder-of-hapless-smurfs"
[Charter?] Member, Heathen and Atheist SCUM Alliance, "Heathen" division

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