Lorin Hochstein :verified:

@unnick checking for byte size … 8 bits

Like 28 May at 1:09 | Wall-to-wall | Open on hachyderm.io

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@unnick checking for floating point format … IEEE 754

28 May at 2:38 | Open on hachyderm.io

@norootcause Not as total a given as you'd expect, even in 2024! Many non-x86 consoles used non-IEEE754 floats!

28 May at 9:04 | Open on oldbytes.space

28 May at 12:51 | Open on hachyderm.io

@norootcause @unnick PDP-10 has entered the chat.

28 May at 5:38 | Open on mastodon.sdf.org

@larsbrinkhoff @unnick That’s why I always say “octet” instead of “byte”, so that the PDP-10 programmers don’t get confused.

28 May at 5:47 | Open on hachyderm.io

@norootcause @unnick All three of them give you a heartfelt thank you.

28 May at 15:14 | Open on mastodon.sdf.org

starblue

28 May at 15:17 | Open on chaos.social

@juergen @unnick Yet another reason to say “octet”!

28 May at 16:40 | Open on hachyderm.io