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|    Keith Thompson to BGB    |
|    Re: 8 bit cpu    |
|    18 Dec 25 15:36:37    |
   
   From: Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com   
      
   BGB writes:   
   [...]   
   > There are no "true" 8 bit systems in this sense, as pretty much every   
   > existing 8-bit CPU has had support for 16-bit operations in some way,   
   > though often by using register pairs.   
      
   I vaguely recall reading about a true 8-bit system, maybe from the 1950s   
   or so.   
      
   It had a total of 8 bits of storage.   
      
   --   
   Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com   
   void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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