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From: mo@prisma
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: "big endian" and "little endian" - first usage for computers
Message-ID: <2700004@prisma>
Date: 29 Dec 88 16:48:00 GMT
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>/* Written  9:48 am  Dec 27, 1988 by mark@cbnews in prisma:comp.arch */
>/* ---------- ""big endian" and "little endian" -" ---------- */
>In my book, "How to Write Portable Software in C", I discuss the
>"little endian" (DEC/Intel) and "big endian" (most others) byte
>orders.  I'd like to give credit to the source.  Does anyone know
>who first applied these terms to computer byte orders?  (I know
>about the Gulliver's Travels origination.)  A reference to a person,
>date, and publication would be ideal, but I'll take any leads you
>can offer.
>
>Please reply by email.  Thanks,
>
>	Mark Horton
>	mark@cblpf.att.com
>	att!cblpf!mark
>/* End of text from prisma:comp.arch */

It originated in the famous "On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace"
RFC.  I don't have my old RFC index handy or I could cite
the number and the original author.

	-Mike