On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:55:01 -0400 (EDT), Eben King
<eben1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Aug 2004, Donald E Haselwood wrote:
>
> > For awhile in the IBM world a byte was 6 bits. The "new" teletypes (really
> > fast (110 baud), and really cheap--like $1K). They had 8 bits with the new
> > fangled ASCII code, whereas IBM's code...damn I forgot the name...
>
> EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code)?
Yep, you got it.
>
> > and IBM was what today is the Microsoft of the computer market.
>
> "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM."
>
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> Two atoms are walking along. Suddenly, one stops. The other says,
> "What's wrong?" "I've lost an electron." "Are you sure?" "I'm positive!"
>
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