Re: binary transport vs 8bit character transport revisited

On Mon, 16 Sep 91 19:06:03 -0400, leo j mclaughlin iii wrote:
> The magic of 8-bit datums is that 99% (rapidly approaching 99.9'BAR'
> of the processors in the world use 8-bit bytes.
On Mon, 16 Sep 91 16:11:02 -0700, Mark Crispin wrote:
> What happens on that future day when it's generally recognized that that's too
> small a datum?  
> The best thing you can say about 8-bit bytes is that it's nice for BCD.

Oh boy!  We're back to debating how many bits can dance on
the head of a byte!!!

(*SIGH*!)

        David