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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Packed structures
Message-ID: <13034@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 16 Aug 88 23:14:34 GMT
References: <214@ISIDAPS5.UUCP> <9641@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <62505@sun.uucp> <11868@steinmetz.ge.com>
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <11868@steinmetz.ge.com> davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com
(William E. Davidsen Jr) writes:
>  Yes, I was careful to say byte alligned for this reason, but I may
>not have discussed the rationale. Bit alligned is so rarely useful that
>I can see no reason for adding it to the language. Byte alligned is
>nice for passing data between machines, such as computers and control
>equipment.

Hmm:

`Bit aligned is nice for passing data between machines, such as 18-bit
computers and 32-bit control equipment'

:-)?
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