Fleysher.wbst@XEROX.ARPA (Dan Fleysher) (12/05/85)
sorry if this is a repeat message for you. This is probably ancient history, but does anyone know the origin of the word "Byte"? Why the "y" ? (pardon the pun). I seem to remember some relationship to the word "Bit", but beyond that my mind's a blank. Dan -----------------------------------
turner@imagen.UUCP (D'arc Angel) (12/09/85)
> sorry if this is a repeat message for you. > > This is probably ancient history, but does anyone know the origin of the > word "Byte"? Why the "y" ? (pardon the pun). I seem to remember some > relationship to the word "Bit", but beyond that my mind's a blank. > > > Dan > > ----------------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~easy lineater, goodlineater~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLAME ON!!!!!!! please no more, its bad enough i had to wade thru "where does the term PC come from", these discussion just don't belong here; A little mercy for 1200 baud readers of the net FLAME OFF!!!!!! -- god bless Lily St. Cyr -Rocky Horror Picture Show Name: James Turner Mail: Imagen Corp. 2650 San Tomas Expressway, P.O. Box 58101 Santa Clara, CA 95052-9400 AT&T: (408) 986-9400 UUCP: ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!imagen!turner