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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: evolution of bytes, The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2025 21:38:04 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 2 Mar 2025 20:34:09 -0000 (UTC), John Levine wrote:

> S/360 brought us the addressable 8 bit byte packaged into 16 bit
> halfwords and 32 bit words, using the same addressing for each.

Did any machine offer “byte” addressability with “byte” having any meaning 
other than “8-bit quantity”?