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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
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References: <2792@phri.UUCP> <142700011@tiger.UUCP> <315@nsta.UUCP>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) )
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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!