64-bit CPU

[Peter L. Peres]

I got your message 4 times ? Anyone else ?

Peter

On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, The Edge of the Ice wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:49:47 -0400 (EDT), Peter L. Peres
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> No, since a byte is 8 bits, a word is 16 bits, hence making a dword 32 bits and
> a qword 64 bits.
> 
> Though that all depends.  Some DPSs use 24-bit words.  It depends on your
> definition of "word."  Naturally, "classical" usage of such words (in computing,
> in music, and in any number of other jargon-filled fields) isn't always clear
> compared to "modern" usage due to a muddled history.

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