Re: Patent on a standard-byte order for intermachine communication

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From: Daniel R. Guilderson
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1991 02:52

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In article <1738@opus.NMSU.Edu> sitze@nmsu.edu (Richard Sitze) writes:

   My only complaint is against those who feel that the idea is to
   OBVIOUS.  Yes, it is simple and a beautiful solution to the problem.
   But how many figured it out for themselves??  Like many of the BEST
   ideas, it's only to obvious once you know it.

Your assignment for the day, should you choose to accept it Mr.
Phelps, is to transfer exactly one 32-bit word between a VAX and a
68000 computer.  The word must represent the same integer on both
architectures.  How do you do it without byte-swapping?

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