AR> For the 'other' system it should be the other way about. So
AR> assuming you get each new byte with a call to the function
AR> new_byte() you could do:
AR> 
AR>   long val = 0
AR>   val += new_byte();
AR>   val *= 256;
AR>   val += new_byte();
AR>   val *= 256;
AR>   val += new_byte();
AR>   val *= 256;
AR>   val += new_byte();

Would it be quicker in this situation to shift the bits, or does this
make the entire construct less portable?

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