Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!mimsy!umd5!brl-adm!brl-smoke!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Size of SysV "block" (really: byte != 8 bits) Message-ID: <6156@brl-smoke.ARPA> Date: Thu, 23-Jul-87 02:27:09 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-smok.6156 Posted: Thu Jul 23 02:27:09 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jul-87 05:48:45 EDT References: <218@astra.necisa.oz> <142700010@tiger.UUCP> <2792@phri.UUCP> <857@bsu-cs.UUCP> <6144@brl-smoke.ARPA> <463@unisoft.UUCP> Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB)) Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD. Lines: 4 In article <463@unisoft.UUCP> greywolf@unisoft.UUCP (The Grey Wolf @ ext 165) writes: >I see nothing wrong [with] eight bits for a character. I take it you don't pay much attention to the rest of the world, then.