DC> On 07 Feb 05  10:45:00, BOB KLAHN got back to WAYNE
 DC> CHIRNSIDE -> Re: Hardware MB question

 ->>> No, if I got it right, they had only 1/2 of the "words"
 ->>> available to them.
 DC>
 WC>> Called a "nibble" rather than a byte.

 BK>> Dang! I remember those now.

 DC> But, the real question is which one came first?

 DC> I suspect that it was 'byte'.

 I suspect you are right.

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