Andreas Hartmann wrote:
> But I've never heard of "octets" instead of bytes.
> Never too old to learn ...
In the IETF RFC, bytes are avoided because you don't know how to
interpret them. I mean: if you receive 00000001 this means 1 or 127?
Octets represent the 'abstraction' of bytes: meaning, an ordered
collection of 8 binary digits encoded in a known way, but this 'known
way' is not included in the definition of 'octet' which is just a
measure of amount of digital information, not an indication of how to
interpret it.
But since all systems (that I know of) interpret octets as bytes (means
'little endian' order of bits), they are used as a measure of amount of
information, even if this is somewhat incorrect.
semiology mode off :)
--
Stefano Mazzocchi One must still have chaos in oneself to be
able to give birth to a dancing star.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Friedrich Nietzsche
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