6 bit characters were used by CDC 24 bit machines. 4 chars per 24 bit word.
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 15, 2025, at 12:29, Van Snyder via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > On Sat, 2025-02-15 at 08:51 -0600, Adrian Stoness via cctalk wrote: >> wiki has always been this way. it has stricks standards if something >> doesnt fallow they clear it >> >> u need to start a talk thread under talk about this issue not just >> have a >> spat back and fourth deleting and reposting > > The founder of Wikipedia, who is no longer involved, is disgusted by > what it has become. >