On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 12:38 PM Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote:
> Hi Marcel, > > yes, I agree ASCII is indeed 7 bit. I have to confess that since the > early eighties - at least where I've been working or at college - it has > been considered 8 bit with all those extra characters above $7F. But I > sit corrected. (I like pedantry!) > Then pedantry you shall get! ASCII uses 7 bits of an 8 bit field for data. The 8th bit was initially defined to be used as a parity bit. People don't read the X3.2 standard, and usually start with the X3.4 standard. Which used "up to" 8 bits for data. -- Dave Park d...@sinclairql.com _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List
