To throw a bit (pun un-intentional) more into this discussion, don't assume that a "byte" was eight bits. The PDP-8, Linc-8 and PDP-12 for instance, were all twelve bit words, broken down into two six-bit characters.
Nevertheless, back in those days saving a few bits for every entry in a symbol table was worth the time and effort. md -- ============================================================================= Jon "maddog" Hall Executive Director Linux International(SM) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 80 Amherst St. Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A. WWW: http://www.li.org Board Member: Uniforum Association, USENIX Association (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. (SM)Linux International is a service mark of Linux International, Inc. _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss