Re: 7 track tape

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From: d... Dmitry V. Volodin
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 1990 13:38

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In article <10...@n3dmc.svr.md.us> jo...@n3dmc.svr.md.us (John Limpert) writes:
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>Who needs bytes?  Real computers used 6 bit field code, 7 bits after
>parity was added.
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Right. That what was used on BESM-6 (48 bit word).

What about RADIX-50? ( 5 1/3 bit coding ;-)

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From: d...@hq.demos.su (Dmitry V. Volodin)
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Subject: Re: 7 track tape
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Date: 4 Oct 90 13:38:06 GMT
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