[comp.windows.x] Bit and Byte Orderings

salem@THINK.COM (12/22/88)

I'm curious as to why X11 contains both an image and a bit ordering.  All
the orderings specified in ./server/include/servermd.h have the same value
for IMAGE_BYTE_ORDER and BITMAP_BIT_ORDER.

Does anyone use a machine or device that requires opposite values for the
two orderings ?

- Jim Salem
salem@think.com 
(617) 876-1111

rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler) (12/22/88)

    Does anyone use a machine or device that requires opposite values for the
    two orderings ?

I'm pretty sure such things exist.  Like maybe the AT&T 6386 with an EGA?