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1. deatha+(OP)
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2026-02-03 19:58:44
The word "octet" is absolutely the kibibyte of "bits in a byte".
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2. kstrau+92
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2026-02-03 20:07:00
>>deatha+(OP)
I can go along with that, mostly. When you say "octet", some old-timer with an IBM 650 can't go whining that kids these days can't even read his 7-bit emails.
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3. layer8+b6
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2026-02-03 20:25:26
>>deatha+(OP)
It’s the French word for “byte”. In France your computer has Ko/Mo/Go.
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