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From: guy@gorodish.Sun.COM (Guy Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Standard Un*x H/W architecture (was: MAC 88000)
Keywords: Standards
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Date: 19 Jul 88 03:51:14 GMT
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> However, the standardization of (some) data formats is not premature,
> is in fact a GOOD THING, is feasible today,

To what extent do you view this as "feasible"?  Would the IBM 370, the 68K,
etc. become little-endian or would the Intel 80x86 family, the VAX, etc.
become big-endian?  Or do you mean that data formats on disk files would be
standardized, with programs writing disk files translating from their native
format to the standard on-disk format?