From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/24/2025 12:22 AM, Keith Thompson wrote:   
   > Lawrence D’Oliveiro  writes:   
   >> On Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:27:53 -0500, James Kuyper wrote:   
   >>> Could you identify which document guarantees that every Unicode locale   
   >>> contains "UTF-8"?   
   >>   
   >> How else would it work? Bytes have to be 8-bit.   
   >   
   > I can't figure out what point you're trying to make.   
   >   
   > Obviously bytes in C have to be *at least* 8 bits, but I don't see   
   > the relevance.   
   >   
   > Take a look at the article to which you replied.  How does your   
   > followup have anything to do with it?   
   >   
   > One of several points that you snipped is that locale names can   
   > contain the string "utf8", not "UTF-8".   
      
   Did C never work on the 6 bit machines such as the Univac 1108 (36 bit)   
   or the CDC 7600 (60 bit) ?   
      
   Lynn   
      
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