Re: "Open System" Redefined in OSI Specification

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From: Alton Harkcom
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 1990 13:01

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In article <MPF.90Nov19140732@triplea.cs.umd.edu>
    mpf@triplea.cs.umd.edu (Martin Farach) writes:

 =}Actually, the french are "paying homage" to IBM in a big way.  The
 =}french word for byte is octet!!!

   The word octet is used to refer to 8 bits (8 = oct). It is not only
used in France though. I've read a lot of documents that deal with
portability of software that uses octet in this way to avoid confusion.

   I never understood what the confusion was though. Are there systems
which uses 16 bits/byte? And whats the story with IBM? Could the original
poster elaborate a bit (by email if my ignorance is showing :-)
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From: harkcom@potato.pa.Yokogawa.Co.jp (Alton Harkcom)
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Subject: Re: "Open System" Redefined in OSI Specification
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Date: 21 Nov 90 13:01:49 GMT
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