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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: technology discussion =?utf-8?Q?=E2=86=92?= does the world need
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

> On Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:00:58 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:
>
>> C assumes byte addressibility, but it doesn't assume that bytes are 8
>> bits.
>>
>> The PDP-10 had 36-bit words and could operate on bit fields of any size
>> from 1 to 36 bits.
>
> But it couldn't address them.

Actually it could.  There was a special form of hardware pointer
designed specifically to address sub-word bitfields.