Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!nsc!nsta!instable!orr From: orr@instable.UUCP (Orr Michael ) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Byte Order: On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace Message-ID: <650@instable.UUCP> Date: Wed, 17-Dec-86 09:16:23 EST Article-I.D.: instable.650 Posted: Wed Dec 17 09:16:23 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Dec-86 02:34:31 EST References: <1509@ihlpl.UUCP> <1335@hoptoad.uucp> <1364@hoptoad.uucp> <399@viper.UUCP> <228@watcgl.UUCP> Reply-To: orr@instable.UUCP (Orr Michael ) Organization: National Semiconductor (Israel) Ltd. Lines: 21 -aid that there's a line eater ? complete hogwash, believe me. As a native hebrew speaker here's my 2 cents' worth : In hebrew, ( at least modern hebrew ) the language is written right-to-left, but embedded numbers are written & read *left-to-right* HOWEVER, if the number is written in *words* it is written right to left. ( 1123 would come out "a thousand, one hundred & twenty three" as in english, but the words will apear right to left ) -- orr%nsta@nsc IBM's motto: Machines should work, People should think. Orr's remark: Neither do. Disclaimer: Opinions, come home. All is forgiven. Papa. -- orr%nsta@nsc IBM's motto: Machines should work, People should think. Orr's remark: Neither do. Disclaimer: Opinions, come home. All is forgiven. Papa.