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From: farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren)
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Subject: Re: 16 v. 32 bit
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Date: Wed, 8-Jan-86 15:21:40 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  8 15:21:40 1986
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In article <217@ism780c.UUCP>, tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith) writes:
> ( by the way, 10 bits is called a decle, and 5 bits is a nickle )
> ( GI also has one with a 13 bit instruction bus.  That's progress.
>   I don't know what one calls 13 bits )

    Yet another opportunity for net innovation!  If the abnormal fear
of the number thirteen is "triskadecaphobia", then a 13-bit instruction
must be a triscuit!  (Yeah, I know this is a cheesy joke...)

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