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9 March 2026

  • curprev 14:2114:21, 9 March 2026‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ 1,239 bytes +1,239‎ Created page with "{{stub}} If the answer to "can we pass 8 bits in a byte safely", it is 8-bit safe, a.k.a. 8-bit clean. Historically there were serial/modem lines that sent 7 bits, e.g. where people assumed the data never used it (e.g. is pure ASCII), which was a little cheaper where networking was expensive (but this argument actually became somewhat irrelevant relatively early in the modem era). A number of early internet protocols (e.g. mail and news) required the eighth bit no..."
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