[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[Bob Koehler]

In article <%McZr.22053$FY2.64 at fx27.am4>, ChrisQ <meru at devnull.com> writes:
> 
> If you read back in the thread, you'll see that what i'm really getting at
> is that a byte  stream is the most generic / lowest common denominator, from
> which all other data formats can be layered on top of.

   Just try that on an 18 bit computer.  Or a 36 bit computer.