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Article #73885Re: Patent on a standard-byte order for intermachine communication
From: John F. Woods
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1991 21:05
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1991 21:05
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sitze@nmsu.edu (Richard Sitze) writes: > [ byte swapping isn't obvious ] >Even worse, if I follow the NFS standard, I send from VAX A >to VAX B by converting to Motorola 68000 as a middle step.... Just like every VAX using IP does, and have done since before 1981, at least one year before this particular patent application process started. Just like the FITS people were doing since 1979. Next?
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,9a4c815047ed049b X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-07-18 22:15:09 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!world!ksr!jfw From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Patent on a standard-byte order for intermachine communication Message-ID: <4602@ksr.com> Date: 18 Jul 91 21:05:03 GMT References: <gnusenet9107131607.AA14833@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <1727@opus.NMSU.Edu> <709@silence.princeton.nj.us> <1738@opus.NMSU.Edu> <RYAN.91Jul17225230@ra.cs.umb.edu> <1747@opus.NMSU.Edu> Sender: news@ksr.com Lines: 9