I wrote: > > 2) > "A byte is 8 bits--just basic computer > nomenclature that goes back to caveman days ..." > For amusement: > 'A Dictionary of Computers', Anthony Chandor, Penguin, 1979. > "bite --- an alternative spelling for byte." > "byte --- A set of binary digists considered as a unit, usually a > sub-division of a word."
If you can remember 1979 do not try and read small print by the light of a laptop screen ... ! The dictionary was published in 1970 (which makes more sense). Michael _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
