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   Kaz Kylheku to Keith Thompson   
   Re: 8 bit cpu   
   20 Dec 25 19:23:02   
   
   From: 046-301-5902@kylheku.com   
      
   On 2025-12-18, Keith Thompson  wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Any guitar pedal with an electronic bypass toggle is a 1 bit system.   
      
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