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[jpff <jpff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But do not forget that the Multics, a French machine in later life
(Machines Bull, had a 9-bit octet.  Caused much amusement in my circles.
==John ffitch

>>>>> "jdd" == jdd  <jdd@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

 jdd> Randall R Schulz wrote:

 jdd> this may be a translation problem...

 jdd> I see on wikipedia that the word "octet" can be used when 8 bits must 
 jdd> be enforced, however "octet" in the french translation for "byte", so 
 jdd> in french there is no difference between "byte" and "octet" (in fact I 
 jdd> discover than "octet" can be used in english).

 jdd> what about other langages? may be the problem is only in english?

 jdd> jdd

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