On Wed 30 May 2012 at 16:00:35 +0200, didier derny wrote: > >9-bit bytes or 36-bit words would be handy for UTF-9 and UTF-18 > ><https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4042> > > > is it a joke ? or do I have to find an old univac ? :) No, at least the PDP-10 had 36 bits per word. And you can download an emulator and disk images for the TOPS-20 operating system via http://panda.com/tops-20/ . I have adapted its ethernet connectivity on a NetBSD host - and yes, Internet connections work! (Only IPv4 though; IPv6 is a bit too new). If you ever used Kermit on Unix or MSWindows, and wondered where its command completion and help facility comes from, look no further than TOPS-20! -Olaf. -- ___ Olaf 'Rhialto' Seibert -- There's no point being grown-up if you \X/ rhialto/at/xs4all.nl -- can't be childish sometimes. -The 4th Doctor Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2012-05-30 17:00:10
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