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From: aglew@ccvaxa.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Bit Addressable Architectures
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Date: 12 Mar 88 17:58:00 GMT
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..> Bit addressability

One problem with bit addressability is literal fields for indexed
addressing - they are usually of limited size. Can you afford to
give up 3 bits?