Re: big + little endian (was: Comparison of Alpha, MIPS ..)

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From: david carlton
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 01:19

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In article <FY.93Jan7111925@hardwick.lucid.com>, fy@lucid.com (Frank Yellin) writes:

> Of course, how were numbers done in ancient Greek.  It was written in
> boustrophedon:  the lines alternated left-to-right and right-to-left.

Some rather old writings were written boustrophedon, but I wouldn't
present it as the norm.

david carlton
carlton@husc.harvard.edu

       YOW!!  I'm in a very clever and adorable INSANE ASYLUM!!

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Subject: Re: big + little endian (was: Comparison of Alpha, MIPS ..)
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