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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: TAR DOES NOT SWAP BYTES
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 19:44:14 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  7 19:44:14 1985
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> If you create a tar 'file' (not tape), and transfer it between systems
> the file will require byte swapping between big-endian and little endian
> machines.  

Say what?  You mean inter-system transfer of byte stream files
causes the bytes to get jumbled?  Oh, wow.