Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!bionet!apple!goofy.apple.com!esmith From: esmith@goofy.apple.com (Eric Smith) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Looking for a really odd computer Message-ID: Date: 11 Oct 90 00:37:50 GMT References: <2383@ux.acs.umn.edu> Sender: usenet@Apple.COM Organization: Frobozz Magic Widget Company Lines: 10 In-reply-to: dhoyt@vx.acs.umn.edu's message of 10 Oct 90 14:43:56 GMT In article <2383@ux.acs.umn.edu> dhoyt@vx.acs.umn.edu writes (talking about the DECsystem-10): > characters? Five bits gave you radix 50 (used by the file system). Nine was Sorry, five gave you radix 32. The file system used six bits per character, or radix 64. -- Eric L. Smith Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those esmith@apple.com of my employer, friends, family, computer, or even me! :-)