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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Is that F-831F ? It's all I can find from May
65.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=j@ckrubin.us href="mailto:j@ckrubin.us">Jack Rubin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=simh@trailing-edge.com
href="mailto:simh@trailing-edge.com">simh@trailing-edge.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 01, 2015 12:14
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Simh] bits and bites</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>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.<BR><BR>Jack<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>