[Simh] bits and bites

Bill Cunningham billcun at suddenlink.net
Wed Jul 1 13:11:18 EDT 2015


Is that F-831F ? It's all I can find from May 65.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jack Rubin 
  To: simh at trailing-edge.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 12:14 PM
  Subject: [Simh] bits and bites


  Just to add to the general hilarity, the PDP-8 Interface Manual (DEC publication F-83, May, 1965, page 6) states that "The PDP-8 ... collects and distributes data in 12 bit bites." The manual is on bitsavers.

  Jack

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