Sept. 1, 2016
9:40 p.m.
Deborah Goldsmith said:
RFCs are still plain text. .tar format hasn???t changed in decades. Bytes are still 8 bits.
Actually, no they aren't. I've spent the last several years programming on a processor where a byte is 16 bits - that is, the C type "unsigned char" can hold values from 0 to 65535 inclusive. Incidentally, that's something like the third commonest processor in the world. I suspect most of you have owned one at one time or another. -- Clive D.W. Feather | If you lie to the compiler, Email: clive@davros.org | it will get its revenge. Web: http://www.davros.org | - Henry Spencer Mobile: +44 7973 377646