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From: hrubin@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin)
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Subject: Re: 48-bit computers
Summary: Historical note
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Date: 10 Mar 91 14:58:44 GMT
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At the time of all these 48-bit computers, a byte was normally 6 bits.
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Herman Rubin, Dept. of Statistics, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette IN47907-1399
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