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ASCII is technically a 7-bit encoding scheme, so not really the best argument in favor of 8-bit-addressing.

Miguel Bartelsman
– Miguel Bartelsman

2021-11-27 09:42:54 +00:00
Commented Nov 27, 2021 at 9:42
@Miguel Bartelsman: You are right ASCII is 7 bit, but I know of no system where it was not stored as 8 bits. One bit for parity-check or to extend the ASCII code for custom reasons.

MrSmith42
– MrSmith42

2021-11-30 08:04:15 +00:00
Commented Nov 30, 2021 at 8:04

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