Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!bloom-beacon!husc6!cmcl2!brl-adm!brl-smoke!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Size of "Byte" Message-ID: <6143@brl-smoke.ARPA> Date: Tue, 21-Jul-87 14:11:20 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-smok.6143 Posted: Tue Jul 21 14:11:20 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jul-87 04:17:39 EDT References: <2792@phri.UUCP> <142700011@tiger.UUCP> <315@nsta.UUCP> Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB)) Distribution: world Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD. Lines: 4 In article <315@nsta.UUCP> amos%nsta@nsc.com (Amos Shapir) writes: >... The term was formed by a shortened pronounciation of the words 'by eight'... I doubt that very much!