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		kazinator on Oct 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C++ proposal: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte C itself was developed on machines that had 18 bit ints.

larsbrinkhoff on Oct 18, 2024 [–]

B was developed on the PDP-7. C was developed on the PDP-11.

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